ecCodes definition
| Name: | Convective inhibition | Abbreviation: | cin | Unit: | J kg-1 | paramId: | 228001 |
TIGGE details
| Definition | Is the amount of work to be done on an air parcel to overcome the negatively buoyant region between the lifting condensation level and the level of free convection. |
| Validity | instantaneous |
| Comment |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 0 | Meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | 7 | Thermodynamic stability indices |
| Parameter Number | 7 | Convective inhibition |
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | 1 | Ground or water surface |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Type of second fixed surface | 8 | Nominal top of the atmosphere |
| Scale factor of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scaled value of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | Missing |