FORECASTING THUNDERSTORMS USING THERMODYNAMIC INDEXES

Authors
WAHAB MA ELMENSHAWY M
Citation
Ma. Wahab et M. Elmenshawy, FORECASTING THUNDERSTORMS USING THERMODYNAMIC INDEXES, Meteorological Magazine, 122(1456), 1993, pp. 286-288
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences
Journal title
Meteorological Magazine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00261149
Volume
122
Issue
1456
Year of publication
1993
Pages
286 - 288
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-1149(1993)122:1456<286:FTUTI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A number of verifications were carried out to investigate the performa nce of thermodynamic indices as thunderstorm predictors. With two adde d conditions, the probability of predicting thunderstorms using the K index could reach 85%. The vertical profile of static energy or equiva lent potential temperature was found to be very useful in the forecast procedure.