[python #XCR-768812]: ask about SBCAPE formula

Greetings!

As of MetPy 1.5.0, `cape_cin` and all of the variations (including 
`surface_based_cape_cin`) now use the virtual temperature when calculating 
buoyancy. Versions before this did not use the virtual temperature.

Cheers!

Ryan

> I am a beginner user of metpy. I have used metpy 1.4. I want to ask about
> surface base CAPE in metpy 1.4: is it also follow hobbs,1977 a formula that
> uses virtual temperature? in metpy.calc.cape_cin showed that this function
> used virtual temperature to get CAPE value, but I was hesitant about the
> formula used in metpy.calc.surface_based_cape ?


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: XCR-768812
Department: Support Python
Priority: Low
Status: Closed
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