[Wrf-users] surface Convective Available Potential Energy

[Andrea N. Hahmann]

Dear Gisele

Are you familiar with the COMET and MetED modules?  Well, they have very
good (and illustrated) explanation of convection and CAPE.

https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=16

Registration is free.
Regards,
Andrea
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Andrea N. Hahmann
Senior Scientist
DTU Wind Energy

Technical University of Denmark
Risø Campus
Frederikborgvej 399, P.O. Box 49
4000 Roskilde, Denmark

Direct +45 4677 5471
Mobil: +45 2133 0550
ahah at dtu.dk
http://www.vindenergi.dtu.dk/




On 7/17/12 10:25 PM, "Gisele dos Santos Zepka" <giselezepka at bol.com.br>
wrote:

>Dear users,
>
>What is the variable: CAPEsfc  ** surface Convective Avail. Pot. Energy
>[J/kg]?
>Physically, what does it represent?
>
>Thanks
>
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