dry_static_energy

metpy.calc.dry_static_energy(height, temperature)

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].

Parameters
Returns

pint.Quantity – Dry static energy

Notes

\[\text{dry static energy} = c_{pd} T + gz\]
  • \(T\) is temperature

  • \(z\) is height

Changed in version 1.0: Renamed heights parameter to height