Dynamic-height anomaly

dynamic-height anomaly

(Also called anomaly of geopotential differences.) In oceanography, the excess of the actual geopotential difference, between two given isobaric surfaces, over the geopotential difference in a homogeneous water column of salinity of 35 psu and temperature 0°C.

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1. The deviation of (usually) temperature or precipitation in a given region over a specified period from the long-term average value for the same region.