Basic conversion operators for humidity, temperature and pressure

[David Flack (daflack)]

Creates a series of basic conversion operators, not worrying about grid staggering or vertical levels at this point. The humidity, pressure, and temperature are all treated together due to the fact that they are strongly linked to each other and require the mix of code to be calculated.

Fixes #1852.

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[David Flack (daflack)]

Conversions required, once basic code is done (excluding tests and full documentation will tick off)

A set of conversion operators for different humidity variables to be stored under humidity.py:

• specific humidity to mixing ratio
• mixing ratio to specific humidity
• specific humidity to relative humidity
• mixing ratio to relative humidity
• relative humidity to specific humidity
• relative humidity to mixing ratio

A set of derived temperature operators in 'temperature.py':

• Virtual temperature
• Dewpoint temperature
• Wet-bulb temperature
• Potential temperature
• Equivalent potential temperature
• Virtual potential temperature
• Saturation potential temperature
• Wet-bulb potential temperature

A set of derived pressure operators in 'pressure.py':

• Vapour pressure
• Vapour pressure from RH
• Exner pressure

[David Flack (daflack)]

Once full documentation done, will tick off.

A set of conversion operators for different humidity variables to be stored under humidity.py:

• specific humidity to mixing ratio
• mixing ratio to specific humidity
• specific humidity to relative humidity
• mixing ratio to relative humidity
• relative humidity to specific humidity
• relative humidity to mixing ratio

A set of derived temperature operators in 'temperature.py':

• Virtual temperature
• Dewpoint temperature
• Wet-bulb temperature
• Potential temperature
• Equivalent potential temperature
• Virtual potential temperature
• Saturation potential temperature
• Wet-bulb potential temperature

A set of derived pressure operators in 'pressure.py':

• Vapour pressure
• Vapour pressure from RH
• Exner pressure

[David Flack (daflack)]

Once tests done, will tick off.

A set of conversion operators for different humidity variables to be stored under humidity.py:

• specific humidity to mixing ratio
• mixing ratio to specific humidity
• specific humidity to relative humidity
• mixing ratio to relative humidity
• relative humidity to specific humidity
• relative humidity to mixing ratio

A set of derived temperature operators in 'temperature.py':

• Virtual temperature
• Dewpoint temperature
• Wet-bulb temperature
• Potential temperature
• Equivalent potential temperature
• Virtual potential temperature
• Saturation potential temperature
• Wet-bulb potential temperature

A set of derived pressure operators in 'pressure.py':

• Vapour pressure
• Vapour pressure from RH
• Exner pressure

[David Flack (daflack)]

Recommendation is for a technical review and a science review. Suggested approach is to either review by commits or do each operator in turn as you see fit/as is easiest for you.

[Sylvia Bohnenstengel (Sylviabohnenstengel)]

Thank you for coding up this long list of conversions. I only have made few changes and happy to approve once a technical review has been conducted. I have put the emphasis of the review on the operators incl unit checks, equation checks etc. The tests look sensible to me i.e. checking metadata and physics, but i have not checked them in detail.

[Sylvia Bohnenstengel (Sylviabohnenstengel)]

David Flack (@daflack) James Frost (@jfrost-mo) I have done the review and included a number of minor commits. Over to you James Frost (@jfrost-mo) for science and technical review and then happy to approve. Thank David Flack (@daflack) for coding up the long list of conversions!