'Convective' Variables
You can look at some variables of interest in convection (lapse rate, CAPE...) at the webpage
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/Composites/NSSL/Day/
What's nice about this page is that you can look at anomalies. We calculate these with the standard NCEP Reanalysis I Variables and so the resolution is lower than other sources. Still, looking at the Temperature lapse rate on Feb 5th, for example, it was much greater than is typical.
You can also select a day and plot N days before or after it. If you start some days before an event, you can create a plot for each day. If you set the variable range to be the same, then you can step through each plot using your browsers back/forward button creating a poor mans' movie.
email or call for questions.
Cathy
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/Composites/NSSL/Day/
What's nice about this page is that you can look at anomalies. We calculate these with the standard NCEP Reanalysis I Variables and so the resolution is lower than other sources. Still, looking at the Temperature lapse rate on Feb 5th, for example, it was much greater than is typical.
You can also select a day and plot N days before or after it. If you start some days before an event, you can create a plot for each day. If you set the variable range to be the same, then you can step through each plot using your browsers back/forward button creating a poor mans' movie.
email or call for questions.
Cathy