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Potential Vorticity Inversion
Potential vorticity (PV) inversion is a diagnostic technique that reconstructs atmospheric wind and pressure fields from the spatial distribution of potential vorticity. This method assumes that, in a geostrophically balanced atmosphere, the PV field uniquely determines the balanced circulation around anomalies.
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- Haynes, P., & McIntyre, M. E. (1987). On the evolution of vorticity and potential vorticity in the atmosphere. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 44(5), 828-841. DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1987)044<0828:OEVAPV>2.0.CO;2 ↗
- Davis, C. A. (1992). Piecewise potential vorticity inversion. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 49(19), 1853-1862. DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1992)049<1853:PPVI>2.0.CO;2 ↗