EA: GEOPOTENTIAL
Status:
SUBM 2009/06/04
Concept definition:
The potential energy of a unit <<
MASS
>> relative to a standard level (
MSL
by convention on <
EARTH
>) and is equal to the work that would be done against gravity in raising the unit <<
MASS
>> from
MSL
to the level at which the <<
MASS
>> is located.
Attribute value type:
REAL
Unit equivalence class label:
ENERGY
Reference type:
PR
Reference:
[
WMO182
, "geopotential"]
Supplemental references:
[
JMBL
, "geopotential"]
Group membership:
ATMOSPHERE
RATE_OR_RATIO
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