GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT VS. GEOMETRIC HEIGHT,
LATITUDE DEPENDANCE OF CORIOLIS PARAMETER AND GRAVITY

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Input latitude, and either the geometric height or the geopotential height (remember to hit the ENTER Key) :

Reference :

Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 3 : Rawinsonde and Pibal Observatoins. OFCM, May 1997.
http://www.ofcm.gov/fmh3/text/default.htm

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