This makes moist air generally less stable than dry air ( see convective available potential energy ).
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Furthermore, convective available potential energy ( CAPE ) values reached 2, 500 3, 000 J / kg " 1.
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The study also shows that the forecast skill is significantly higher when an index based on a combination of winds and convective available potential energy is used.
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Convective available potential energy ( CAPE ) is the amount of energy a parcel of air would have if lifted a certain distance vertically through the atmosphere.
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Usually, temperature and dew point data from radiosondes are plotted on these diagrams to allow calculations of convective stability or convective available potential energy ( CAPE ).
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This force from buoyancy can be measured by Convective Available Potential Energy ( CAPE ), or the joules of energy available per kilogram of potentially buoyant air.
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Convective available potential energy ( CAPE ) values across the area averaged 1, 000 J / kg in Kansas and peaked near 2, 000 J / kg in Texas.
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One reason for this is that a parcel requires less positive area of a sounding, accumulating convective available potential energy ( CAPE ) until reaching the equilibrium level ( EL ).
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Unlike supercells over the Great Plains, these storms last no more than a few hours and are often moisture content, and low convective available potential energy combined to produce locally favorable tornadic conditions.
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In meteorology, instability can be described by various indices such as the Bulk Richardson Number, lifted index, convective available potential energy ( CAPE ), the Showalter, and the Vertical totals.