orog_to_z
The orog_to_z
filter converts orography (in meters) to surface
geopotential height (m^2/s^2) using the equation:
\[\begin{split}z &= g \cdot \textrm{orog}\\
g &= 9.80665\ m \cdot s^{-1}\end{split}\]
This filter needs to follow a source that provides orography, which is replaced by surface geopotential height.
input:
pipe:
- source: # mars, grib, netcdf, etc.
# source attributes here
# ...
# Must load an orography variable
- orog_to_z:
orog: orog # Name of orography (input) variable
z: z # Name of z (output) variable