xmet/lib/xmet/thermo.py

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LAPSE_RATE_DRY = 9.8 / 1000 # degrees C per km
LAPSE_RATE_MOIST = 4.0 / 1000
def vapor_pressure(dewpoint: float) -> float:
"""
Return the pressure of vapor in a parcel of a given dewpoint.
"""
return 6.11 * 10 ** (
(7.5 * dewpoint) / (237.3 * dewpoint)
)
def saturated_vapor_pressure(temp: float) -> float:
"""
Return the pressure at which the vapor and condensation of a parcel of a
given temperature are at equilibrium.
"""
return 6.11 * 10 ** (
(7.5 * temp) / (237.3 * temp)
)
def mixing_ratio(dewpoint: float, pressure: float) -> float:
"""
Return the amount, in grams, of water vapor versus dry air in a parcel of
a given dewpoint and pressure.
"""
e = vapor_pressure(dewpoint)
return 621.97 * (e / (pressure - e))
def saturated_mixing_ratio(temp: float, pressure: float) -> float:
"""
Return the maximum amount, in grams, of water vapor a parcel of a given
temperature and pressure can hold.
"""
es = saturated_vapor_pressure(temp)
return 621.97 * (es / (pressure - es))
def lcl(temp: float, dewpoint: float) -> float:
"""
Return the height, in meters, at which a parcel of the given temperature
is cooled to the given dewpoint.
"""
return (temp - dewpoint) / 0.008
def pressure_height(pressure: float) -> float:
"""
Return the approximate altitude, in meters, for a given pressure in
millibar.
"""
return (1 - (pressure / 1013.25) ** 0.190284) * 145366.45 * 0.3048
def lapse(temp: float, delta: float) -> float:
"""
Return the temperature of a parcel cooled at the dry lapse rate for a
given increase in height (in meters).
"""
return temp - (LAPSE_RATE_DRY * delta)