[ncl-talk] CAPE calculation via wrf_cape_2d function

[Stavroula Stolaki]

Dear all,
I want to use the wrf_cape_2d or 3d functions and I am searching for the
script with which the CAPE is calculated for this function. My goal is to
compare its values with CAPE calculated by another program for a comparison.

In the ncl description documentation it says:

This function uses the RIP
<http://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/mm5/documents/ripug_V4.html> [Read/Interpolate/plot]
code to calculate potential energy (CAPE) and convective inhibition (CIN)
(in m**2/s**2 or J/kg) only for the parcel with max theta-e in the column
(i.e. something akin to Colman's MCAPE).

Could anyone shed some more light on Colman's MCAPE formula used both by
RIP and by ncl?
Thank you very much in advance for your help.

Best regards,
Stavroula Stolaki.
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