You may want to read Craig Bohren's views on these terms, which he directly
addresses in his book.
See Atmospheric Thermodynamics by Bohren and Albrecht, pages 289-290.
Larry Woolf;General Atomics;San Diego CA
92121;Ph:858-526-8575;FAX:858-526-8568; www.ga.com; www.sci-ed-ga.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob LaMontagne
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 1:04 PM
I've noticed that this list group has a general aversion to using "heat" as
a noun - a
position I agree with. In atmospheric physics, it is common to use terms
like "sensible
heat" and "latent heat". What techniques have people on the list developed
to deal with
these commonly accepted terms but still deal with heat as a transferring of
energy?
This posting is the position of the writer, not that of SUNY-BSC, NAU or the AAPT.