atmosphere_stability_showalter_index

The atmosphere_stability_showalter_index is an index used to determine convective and thunderstorm potential and is often referred to as simply the showalter index. The index is defined as the temperature difference between a parcel of air lifted from 850 to 500 hPa (wet adiabatically) and the ambient air temperature at 500 hPa.

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Proposls with this term version:

Proposal: Jonathan Wrotny [new standard name: atmosphere_stability_]

Proposal: Jonathan Gregory & Lars Barring [Classification of existing standard name]

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