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- Subject: 20010521: 20010518: 20010517: cape, bulk richardson
- Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 16:25:40 -0600
Diana, I find that the integrated stability index calculations that compute the level of free convection are having trouble with two features of the data. One being the duplicated levels (eg 850 and 12.10 mb), and the other being certain missing teperatures in the significant wind levels). GEMPAK is built to handle the missing levels from the Radiosonde data which is transmitted in parts, but the archived data is slightly different. Probably the easiest solution I can offer is to create a small program to clean up the GEMPAK files- that way you don't have to reconvert any of the files you already have. As a quick test, I passed your data below through and arrived at: SNPARM = PRES;TEMP;DWPT;DRCT;SPED;HGHT STNPRM = LIFT;SHOW;TOTL;SWET;CAPE;BRCH STID = TOP STNM = 72456 TIME = 970621/0000 SLAT = 39.07 SLON = -95.62 SELV = 268.0 STIM = 0 LIFT = -11.75 SHOW = -11.05 TOTL = 60.30 SWET = 666.75 CAPE = 5986.85 BRCH = 219.21 etc. I'll compile you a binary based on the increased number of times that the executables I provided you have. If you would ftp me one of the files you have such as the 1997 72456 file, I can verify some tests. The incoming data directory on ftp.unidata.ucar.edu is: login: gbuddy password: XXXXXX cd incoming Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support >From: address@hidden >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200105211824.f4LIOAp08031 >steve, > here's all of the data for 6-21-97 at midnight for topeka(72456): > > >SNPARM = PRES;TEMP;DWPT;DRCT;SPED;HGHT > STNPRM = LIFT;SHOW;TOTL;SWET;CAPE;BRCH > > STID = TOP STNM = 72456 TIME = 970621/0000 > SLAT = 39.07 SLON = -95.62 SELV = 268.0 > STIM = 0 > > LIFT = -12.56 SHOW = -11.05 TOTL = 60.30 SWET = 666.75 > CAPE = 0.00 BRCH = 0.00 > > PRES TEMP DWPT DRCT SPED HGHT > 973.50 32.10 23.30 170.00 6.00 268.00 > 1000.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 27.00 > 969.80 -9999.00 -9999.00 170.00 6.20 304.00 > 967.10 32.10 25.20 173.00 7.00 330.00 > 950.00 30.50 24.40 181.00 9.00 490.00 > 937.50 -9999.00 -9999.00 185.00 10.30 609.00 > 925.00 28.20 23.10 186.00 11.00 730.00 > 905.90 -9999.00 -9999.00 185.00 11.80 914.00 > 900.00 26.00 22.70 188.00 12.00 972.00 > 875.10 -9999.00 -9999.00 195.00 13.40 1219.00 > 850.00 21.50 21.20 204.00 14.00 1476.00 > 850.00 21.50 21.20 204.00 14.00 1476.00 > 845.30 -9999.00 -9999.00 205.00 14.40 1524.00 > 817.10 19.10 18.90 221.00 13.00 1818.00 > 816.20 -9999.00 -9999.00 220.00 13.40 1828.00 > 800.00 20.30 11.50 230.00 12.00 2001.00 > 799.30 20.50 11.40 230.00 12.00 2009.00 > 796.50 21.10 7.30 231.00 11.00 2039.00 > 787.90 -9999.00 -9999.00 235.00 10.80 2133.00 > 785.30 22.30 5.30 237.00 10.00 2162.00 > 760.60 -9999.00 -9999.00 250.00 8.70 2438.00 > 750.00 19.30 1.80 252.00 8.00 2559.00 > 743.80 18.80 1.30 254.00 8.00 2631.00 > 734.10 -9999.00 -9999.00 260.00 8.20 2743.00 > 727.90 17.30 2.50 260.00 8.00 2816.00 > 713.80 16.20 -3.80 263.00 8.00 2982.00 > 700.00 14.80 -5.00 267.00 7.00 3147.00 > 683.10 -9999.00 -9999.00 275.00 7.20 3352.00 > 658.60 -9999.00 -9999.00 275.00 6.70 3657.00 > 650.40 9.00 -5.20 273.00 7.00 3762.00 > 650.00 9.00 -5.20 273.00 7.00 3767.00 > 611.30 -9999.00 -9999.00 275.00 7.70 4267.00 > 600.00 3.10 -8.20 273.00 8.00 4419.00 > 574.50 0.00 -10.20 272.00 8.00 4773.00 > 567.10 -9999.00 -9999.00 270.00 8.20 4876.00 > 566.20 -1.10 -9.60 271.00 8.00 4889.00 > 554.70 -2.20 -12.40 269.00 7.00 5052.00 > 550.00 -2.90 -11.80 268.00 7.00 5120.00 > 544.90 -3.50 -11.40 267.00 7.00 5194.00 > 537.20 -4.50 -7.70 267.00 7.00 5306.00 > 529.40 -5.50 -10.60 265.00 7.00 5421.00 > 525.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 265.00 7.20 5486.00 > 517.90 -6.80 -12.20 263.00 7.00 5593.00 > 510.10 -7.70 -10.80 259.00 7.00 5711.00 > 500.00 -8.80 -16.10 251.00 8.00 5867.00 > 485.40 -9999.00 -9999.00 240.00 7.70 6096.00 > 480.60 -10.80 -17.20 238.00 8.00 6172.00 > 475.60 -11.10 -18.70 235.00 8.00 6252.00 > 473.80 -11.40 -18.80 235.00 8.00 6281.00 > 472.10 -11.60 -16.40 234.00 8.00 6309.00 > 466.90 -11.80 -19.10 233.00 8.00 6394.00 > 466.50 -9999.00 -9999.00 230.00 8.20 6400.00 > 461.90 -12.30 -17.30 233.00 8.00 6476.00 > 455.10 -12.90 -22.80 233.00 8.00 6589.00 > 450.00 -13.30 -23.90 235.00 8.00 6676.00 > 430.80 -14.90 -29.20 247.00 8.00 7006.00 > 413.40 -9999.00 -9999.00 260.00 7.20 7315.00 > 400.00 -19.60 -31.40 261.00 7.00 7562.00 > 396.90 -9999.00 -9999.00 260.00 6.20 7620.00 > 387.60 -20.30 -38.90 254.00 6.00 7795.00 > 365.20 -9999.00 -9999.00 245.00 7.70 8229.00 > 350.00 -26.60 -41.80 252.00 9.00 8540.00 > 346.30 -27.30 -42.40 252.00 8.00 8618.00 > 321.50 -9999.00 -9999.00 250.00 9.80 9144.00 > 300.00 -35.10 -46.70 249.00 11.00 9634.00 > 257.80 -9999.00 -9999.00 255.00 11.80 10668.00 > 250.00 -45.00 -56.10 256.00 12.00 10878.00 > 235.20 -9999.00 -9999.00 260.00 11.80 11277.00 > 200.00 -56.00 -9999.00 234.00 13.00 12333.00 > 194.90 -9999.00 -9999.00 235.00 12.90 12496.00 > 185.90 -59.40 -9999.00 236.00 11.00 12794.00 > 177.10 -60.20 -9999.00 239.00 8.00 13097.00 > 175.00 -60.90 -9999.00 241.00 8.00 13170.00 > 168.30 -9999.00 -9999.00 245.00 8.70 13411.00 > 159.50 -66.00 -9999.00 230.00 7.00 13740.00 > 150.00 -68.40 -9999.00 214.00 7.00 14110.00 > 146.10 -67.90 -9999.00 209.00 7.00 14268.00 > 136.10 -70.50 -9999.00 221.00 7.00 14691.00 > 132.30 -69.50 -9999.00 228.00 7.00 14860.00 > 130.00 -67.40 -9999.00 237.00 8.00 14965.00 > 125.00 -67.20 -9999.00 255.00 9.00 15202.00 > 122.00 -67.00 -9999.00 264.00 10.00 15348.00 > 119.70 -65.80 -9999.00 267.00 10.00 15463.00 > 115.20 -66.50 -9999.00 271.00 9.00 15695.00 > 112.00 -64.90 -9999.00 274.00 9.00 15866.00 > 106.20 -64.50 -9999.00 270.00 7.00 16190.00 > 100.00 -62.10 -9999.00 255.00 6.00 16560.00 > 96.70 -9999.00 -9999.00 250.00 6.20 16764.00 > 87.60 -9999.00 -9999.00 260.00 5.70 17373.00 > 86.20 -63.20 -9999.00 266.00 5.00 17476.00 > 83.40 -62.40 -9999.00 273.00 4.00 17678.00 > 81.60 -60.60 -9999.00 271.00 4.00 17813.00 > 80.00 -60.20 -9999.00 269.00 3.00 17936.00 > 77.60 -59.90 -9999.00 274.00 2.00 18126.00 > 74.30 -61.20 -9999.00 190.00 1.00 18397.00 > 71.50 -59.50 -9999.00 122.00 1.00 18636.00 > 70.00 -59.20 -9999.00 134.00 1.00 18769.00 > 60.00 -59.40 -9999.00 352.00 1.00 19734.00 > 59.90 -59.40 -9999.00 352.00 1.00 19744.00 > 57.00 -57.20 -9999.00 21.00 2.00 20056.00 > 50.00 -58.50 -9999.00 79.00 4.00 20882.00 > 46.60 -9999.00 -9999.00 75.00 6.20 21336.00 > 40.00 -55.40 -9999.00 100.00 11.00 22307.00 > 36.70 -9999.00 -9999.00 110.00 9.80 22860.00 > 30.00 -51.20 -9999.00 99.00 7.00 24145.00 > 26.90 -51.40 -9999.00 82.00 6.00 24854.00 > 25.00 -49.90 -9999.00 71.00 8.00 25335.00 > 22.90 -9999.00 -9999.00 70.00 9.80 25908.00 > 21.20 -46.50 -63.00 73.00 12.00 26417.00 > 20.00 -47.60 -9999.00 78.00 12.00 26802.00 > 18.20 -9999.00 -9999.00 85.00 11.30 27432.00 > 18.10 -46.40 -9999.00 83.00 11.00 27463.00 > 17.30 -44.40 -9999.00 83.00 11.00 27765.00 > 16.10 -44.40 -9999.00 76.00 11.00 28246.00 > 15.00 -42.20 -9999.00 75.00 13.00 28723.00 > 14.70 -41.70 -9999.00 75.00 13.00 28859.00 > 13.20 -42.70 -9999.00 81.00 14.00 29587.00 > 12.10 -9999.00 -9999.00 85.00 13.40 30176.00 > 12.10 -40.00 -9999.00 87.00 13.00 30177.00 > >
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