geocat.comp.skewt_params.showalter_index¶
- geocat.comp.skewt_params.showalter_index(pressure, temperature, dewpt)¶
Calculate Showalter Index from pressure temperature and 850 hPa lcl. Showalter Index derived from [Galway1956]:
shox = T500 - Tp500 where: - T500 is the measured temperature at 500 hPa - Tp500 is the temperature of the lifted parcel at 500 hPa
- Parameters
pressure (
pint.Quantity
) – Atmospheric pressure level(s) of interest, in order from highest to lowest pressuretemperature (
pint.Quantity
) – Parcel temperature for corresponding pressuredewpt (
pint.Quantity
) – Parcel dew point temperatures for corresponding pressure
- Returns
shox – Showalter index in delta degrees celsius
- Return type