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I've figured this out for myself. The thickness value has a "pure" relationship to the temperature and water content of the air, whereas the geopotential height is "adulterated" by the influence of the mean sea level pressure.

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On 01/11/2022 at 17:50, RainAllNight said:

I've figured this out for myself. The thickness value has a "pure" relationship to the temperature and water content of the air, whereas the geopotential height is "adulterated" by the influence of the mean sea level pressure.

https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/Miscellaneous/Heights_Thicknesses/thickness_temperature.htm#GEOPOTENTIAL

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