Saturation static energy

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saturation static energy

A thermodynamic variable ses defined as
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where g is gravitational acceleration, z is height above some reference level (often taken as the height where the pressure is 100 kPa), Lv is the latent heat of vaporization, Cp is specific heat at constant pressure, T is absolute temperature, and rsat is the theoretical value of saturation mixing ratio of water in air of temperature T at pressure p.



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