Alternate Definitions for wet bulb potential temperature

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Term: wet bulb potential temperature
Definition:

The temperature an air parcel would have if cooled from its initial state adiabatically to saturation, and thence brought to 1000 mb by a moist-adiabatic process.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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