nakametpy.constants module

A collection of meteorologically significant constant and thermophysical property values.

Earth

Name	Symbol	Short Name	Units	Description
earth_avg_radius	\(R_e\)	Re	\(\text{m}\)	Avg. radius of the Earth
earth_gravity	\(g\)	g, g0, g_acceralation	\(\text{m s}^{-2}\)	Avg. gravity acceleration on Earth
earth_avg_angular_vel	\(\Omega\)	Omega	\(\text{rad s}^{-1}\)	Avg. angular velocity of Earth

Name	Symbol	Short Name	Units	Description
pot_temp_ref_press	\(P_0\)	P0	\(\text{Pa}\)	Reference pressure for potential temperature
poisson_exponent	\(\kappa\)	kappa	\(\text{None}\)	Exponent in Poisson’s equation (Rd/Cp_d)
dry_adiabatic_lapse_rate	\(\gamma_d\)	GammaD	\(\text{K km}^{-1}\)	The dry adiabatic lapse rate
molecular_weight_ratio	\(\epsilon\)	epsilon	\(\text{None}\)	Ratio of molecular weight of water to that of dry air
absolute_temperature	\(K\)	kelvin, Tabs	\(\text{K}\)	Kelvin