1.2 MIP Variable: Geopotential Height (zg)

Record Label : zg

Record Title : Geopotential Height

CF Standard Name : geopotential_height

Units of Measure : m

Record Description : Geopotential is the sum of the specific gravitational potential energy relative to the geoid and the specific centripetal potential energy. Geopotential height is the geopotential divided by the standard acceleration due to gravity. It is numerically similar to the altitude (or geometric height) and not to the quantity with standard name height, which is relative to the surface.

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Notes on Provenance of Variable Specifications : CMIP5_Amon,CMIP5_CFday,CMIP5_CFsubhr,CMIP5_day,PMIP3_Aclim,PMIP3_Amon,PMIP3_day,SPECS_Amon,SPECS_day

Record Identifier : 28e774ec-0ecd-561a-6a3d-437e6c443a6b

MIP Defining this Variable : CMIP5

Link to Units section : m

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