water_latent_heat_melting#

metpy.calc.water_latent_heat_melting(temperature)[source]#

Calculate the latent heat of melting for water.

Accounts for variations in latent heat across valid temperature range.

Parameters:

temperature (pint.Quantity)

Returns:

pint.Quantity – Latent heat of vaporization

Examples

>>> from metpy.calc import water_latent_heat_melting
>>> from metpy.units import units
>>> water_latent_heat_melting(-15 * units.degC)
<Quantity(365662.294, 'joule / kilogram')>

See also

water_latent_heat_vaporization, water_latent_heat_sublimation

Notes

\[L_m = L_{m0} + (c_{pl} - c_{pi}) (T - T_0)\]

Body text below Eq 20, [Ambaum2020], derived from Eq 15, Eq 18. Uses MetPy-defined constants in place of cited values.