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Potential temp (theta) uses
compare air at different levels, rising/sinking parcels cling to isentropes (DA), theta and q are conserved.
Def of potential temp
the temp a parcel would have if brought to 1000mb
how to determine potential temp
move the parcel along a DA to the 1000mb line. the temp at that intersection = theta
def of equivalent PT theta e
the PT after all latent heat has been released. Higher moisture (Td) leads to higher theta e
uses
identifying theta e ridges, often burst points for convection, and to study chinook winds.
How to determine Equivalent PT (theta e)
lift parcel to 200 mb, (where MA ends/becomes parallel to DA), 2. from that height follow a DA all the way back down to 1000mb