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Static Energy Deserves Greater Emphasis in the Meteorology Community.
- Source :
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; Oct2023, Vol. 104 Issue 10, pE1918-E1927, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
-
Abstract
- Potential temperature and static energy are both useful quantities for understanding our atmosphere, yet static energy receives much less attention in weather science relative to climate science. Bridging this conceptual gap is important, as there is a pressing need for our communities to work together to understand and predict changing weather patterns in a warming world. Here we provide evidence for this gap in usage in American Meteorological Society journal publications and in introductory textbooks. We then describe key benefits of static energy for explaining basic concepts in atmospheric science. We encourage scientists and educators unfamiliar with static energy to familiarize themselves with the concept and consider incorporating it into their science and teaching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CLIMATOLOGY
ATMOSPHERIC sciences
EVIDENCE gaps
ATMOSPHERE
WEATHER
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00030007
- Volume :
- 104
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173728981
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0013.1