Re: Estimate CAPE from reanalysis ?

Also, I asked "wrfhelp" about this, and they responded that if you are
using NNRP data, then they are not sure the wrf_cape_2d function will
work properly, so you need to proceed with caution. The NNRP data is
on pressure levels, and the WRF data on eta levels.

--Mary

On Thu, 7 May 2009, Lawrence wrote:

> Hi Mary,
> Thank you for your reply. It's my fault to use the wrong units. I apologize
> for the troubling.
>
> Lawrence
>
>
>
> 2009/5/7 Mary Haley <haley_at_ucar.edu>
>
>>
>> Hi Lawrence,
>>
>> Can you be more specific about how wrf_cape_2d is not working?
>>
>> There are certain requirements about the units of the data going in, so
>> make sure you read:
>>
>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Functions/Built-in/wrf_cape_2d.shtml
>>
>> closely.
>>
>> --Mary
>>
>>
>> On May 7, 2009, at 8:41 AM, Lawrence wrote:
>>
>> HI all,
>>>
>>> I just wonder if there any NCL script that can be used to estimate CAPE
>>> using the reanalysis data? The function "wrf_cape_2d" seems not work.
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>>
>>> Lawrence
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