moist_static_energy#

metpy.calc.moist_static_energy(height, temperature, specific_humidity)#

Calculate the moist static energy of parcels.

This function will calculate the moist static energy following equation 3.72 in [Hobbs2006].

Parameters

height (pint.Quantity) – Atmospheric height
temperature (pint.Quantity) – Air temperature
specific_humidity (pint.Quantity) – Atmospheric specific humidity

Returns

pint.Quantity – Moist static energy

Examples

>>> from metpy.calc import moist_static_energy
>>> from metpy.units import units
>>> moist_static_energy(1000 * units.meters, 8 * units.degC, 8 * units('g/kg'))
<Quantity(312.275277, 'kilojoule / kilogram')>

Notes

\[\text{moist static energy} = c_{pd} T + gz + L_v q\]

\(T\) is temperature
\(z\) is height
\(q\) is specific humidity

Changed in version 1.0: Renamed heights parameter to height

moist_lapse

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