metpy.calc.
dry_static_energy
Calculate the dry static energy of parcels.
This function will calculate the dry static energy following the first two terms of equation 3.72 in [Hobbs2006].
Notes
\(T\) is temperature
\(z\) is height
height (pint.Quantity) – Atmospheric height
pint.Quantity
temperature (pint.Quantity) – Air temperature
pint.Quantity – Dry static energy
Changed in version 1.0: Renamed heights parameter to height
heights
height
See also
montgomery_streamfunction