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GEOPOTENTIAL METRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Meteorology
DEF

A unit of length used in measuring geopotential height; 1 geopotential meter is equal to 0.98 dynamic meter.

Key term(s)
  • geopotential meter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Météorologie
CONT

[...] en météorologie [...] la distance verticale d'un point donné de l'atmosphère au niveau moyen de la mer qui n'est pas calculée par son altitude, mais par un nombre généralement très voisin [...] s'appelle altitude géopotentielle. Cette dernière se mesure en mètre géopotentiel.

Spanish

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