Stability Indices
(1)Environmental Lapse
rate
(2)Lifted Index = T
(environment at 500mb) – T (parcel lifted to 500mb)
(3)Showalter Index: similar
to lifted index but was lifted to 850mb
(4)CAPE (Convective Available
Potential Energy): derived from soundings
(5)Convective INHibition
(CINH) Index
(6)K Index
(7)Total Totals Index
(8)SWEAT (Severe Weather
Threat) Index
