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| Name: | convective_available_potential_energy | Abbreviation: | cape | Unit: | J kg-1 |
| Definition | Amount of potential energy an air parcels acquires when lifted adiabatically from its lifting condensation level to the level of neutral bouyancy. |
| Validity | instantaneous |
| Comment | |
| GRIB 2 | | Discipline | = 0 | | | | Parameter Category | = 7 | | | | Parameter Number | = 6 | | | | Type of first fixed surface | = 1 | Type of second fixed surface | = 8 | | Scale factor of first fixed surface | = All 1's | Scale factor of second fixed surface | = All 1's | | Scaled value of first fixed surface | = All 1's | Scaled value of second fixed surface | = All 1's |
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| GRIB 2 and C-code for: Deterministic forecast, Perturbed forecast and Control forecast |