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19990614: CAPE

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  • Subject: 19990614: CAPE
  • Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 09:47:53 -0600
>From: Raymond Tanabe <address@hidden>
>Organization: .
>Keywords: 199906142020.OAA28386

>Unidata Support,
>
>Oops...I meant to say BRCH instead of BVFQ.  See Below
>
>
>
>On Mon, 14 Jun 1999, Raymond Tanabe wrote:
>
>> 
>> 
>> > Unidata Support,
>> > 
>> > Can the layer depth for CAPE be specified with something like CAPE!1800
>> > for an 1800 meter layer depth?  I know that this is possible for other
>> > indices like BVFQ.
>> > 
>> > Aloha...Ray Tanabe
>> > 
>> > ##########################################
>> > Ray Tanabe - Graduate Research Assistant
>> > Pacific ENSO Applications Center
>> > c/o Department of Meteorology, HIG Room 350
>> > University of Hawaii - Manoa Campus
>> > 2525 Correa Road - Honolulu, HI 96822
>> > Tel: 808-956-2333  Fax: 808-956-2877
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> 
>> 
>

Ray,

Yes, you can specify the depth of the layer that Gempak uses for the
parcel when computing cape. See appendix A of the user guide for
more information.

The default depth is 500m.

I answered a similar question regarding CAPE layers in the archives at:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/glimpse/gempak/1298

Steve Chiswell