Gibbs function

From Glossary of Meteorology
(Also called Gibbs free energy, thermodynamic potential.)
A mathematically defined thermodynamic function of state, which is constant during a reversible isobaric–isothermal process. The most important such process in meteorology is the change in phase of water substance. In symbols the Gibbs function g is
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where h is specific enthalpy, T is Kelvin temperature, and s is specific entropy.
Compare Helmholtz function.
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