EA: LIFTED_INDEX_BEST_ATM
Status:
SUBM 2009/06/04
Concept definition:
The most unstable of a collection <<
LIFTED_ATMOSPHERE_STABILITY_INDEX
>>, with <
AIR_PARCEL
> initial conditions defined for a collection of 30 hectopascals <
ATMOSPHERE_LAYER
>s stacked one upon the other with the lowest on the ground lifted index best; lifted best index atmosphere. Typically, four to six <
ATMOSPHERE_LAYER
>s are used in the calculation.
Attribute value type:
REAL
Unit equivalence class label:
THERMO_TEMP_CHANGE_RATE
Reference type:
IR
Reference:
[
JMBL
, "lifted index best"]
Supplemental references:
[
WMO306
, Volume I.1, Part B, GRIB Code table 2, Note 6]
Group membership:
ATMOSPHERE
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