Assessing the vertical distribution of convective available potential energy

@article{Blanchard1998AssessingTV,
  title={Assessing the vertical distribution of convective available potential energy},
  author={David O. Blanchard},
  journal={Weather and Forecasting},
  year={1998},
  volume={13},
  pages={870-877}
}
  • David O. Blanchard
  • Published 1 September 1998
  • Physics, Environmental Science
  • Weather and Forecasting
Abstract Comparisons of convective available potential energy (CAPE) with standard instability indices for evaluating the convective potential of the atmosphere such as the lifted index (LI) reveal only moderate correlations. This is because the LI is a measure of single-level buoyancy while CAPE is a measure of both integration depth and the buoyancy. Normalizing the CAPE values by the depth over which the integration takes place provides an index (NCAPE) that is independent of the depth and… 
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