saturation static energy

A thermodynamic variable s_es defined as

where g is gravitational acceleration, z is height above some reference level (often taken as the height where the pressure is 100 kPa), L_v is the latent heat of vaporization, C_p is specific heat at constant pressure, T is absolute temperature, and r_sat is the theoretical value of saturation mixing ratio of water in air of temperature T at pressure p.

Compare saturation equivalent potential temperature, dry static energy, Montgomery streamfunction, moist static energy, liquid water static energy.