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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]

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