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RANP, stability analysis plot program
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1984
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Description:New indicators of static stability, the energy indices Ell and EI2, are now available (Stone, 1983) and may be computed with the AFOS application program RAN. These indices, formerly called B1 and B2, are based on the change of kinetic energy of a parcel as it moves upward through the atmosphere entraining environmental air during its ascent. Unlike the more traditional stability indices, i.e. Lifted, K, Showalter, etc., which use only a few levels of the sounding, the energy indices utilize all the information in significant level sounding (UJ1) and should provide a more accurate measure of static stability.
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Content Notes:Includes 3 erratta sheets. Insert at back of document.
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