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>From: Mike Trexler <address@hidden> >Organization: . >Keywords: 200004121652.KAA07629 >Maybe I'm missing something, but is there anyway to make GEMPAK >calculate stability indexes like CAPE, CIN, etc... from a gridded file >of >model data so that you can make a planar contour of values??? > >Thanks >Mike > > >-- >__________________________________________________ >************************************************** >****** C. Michael Trexler ****** >****** N C State Univ. - Box 8208 ****** >****** Dept. of Mar/Earth/Atmos. Sciences ****** >****** Research III Rm. 100 ****** >****** Raleigh, NC 27695-8208 ****** >****** (919) 515-1447 Phone ****** >****** (919) 515-1683 Fax ****** >************************************************** >-------------------------------------------------- >****** address@hidden ****** >__________________________________________________ > > > No, you're not missing anything. ETA, RUC etc have CAPE fields which can be plotted, and you can grid CAPE from sounding data, but there is no way to compute CAPE within the grid programs. Unlike SWET, TOTL and the other indicies which can be computed in the grid programs because they use specific levels, CAPE requires integration of all the levels of the vertical coordinate which requires a lot of grids and is time consuming. The SOO/SAC web pages mention a program gdcape contributed from one of the NWS offices, but Bob doesn't have the source- just the hpux binary. You might be able to contact the SOO directly however. Steve Chiswell