Potential vorticity is a fundamental quantity in fluid dynamics, especially in the study of atmospheric and oceanic sciences. It combines the concepts of vorticity, which is a measure of the rotation of a fluid, with stratification effects related to potential temperature or density.
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Potential vorticity combines fluid rotation with stretching and stratification. For an inviscid barotropic shallow-water layer,where is relative vorticity and is layer thickness.