Wet-bulb potential temperature

Wet-bulb potential temperature

Wet-bulb potential temperature, sometimes referred to as pseudo wet-bulb potential temperature, is the temperature attained by mass of air brought adiabatically to saturation and then carried along moist-adiabat to 1000 mb (hPa).

This temperature is conservative with respect to reversible adiabatic changes.

See also

* Wet-bulb temperature
* Potential temperature
* Atmospheric thermodynamics

External links

* [http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=wet-bulb-potential-temperature1 AMS Glossary]


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