Alternate Definitions for potential density

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Term: potential density
Definition:

The density of a unit of water after it is raised by an adiabatic process to the surface, i.e., determined from in-situ salinity and potential temperature (AGI, 1980). Density that would be reached by a compressible fluid if it were adiabatically compressed or expanded to a standard pressure.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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