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Convective available potential energy

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001521

A measure of the amount of energy available for convection. CAPE is directly related to the maximum potential vertical speed within an updraft; thus, higher values indicate greater potential for severe weather.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001521
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
AbbreviationCAPE
ReferencesTaken in part from: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Glossary; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoEnergy; Convection; Weather forecasting
TranslationsSpanish: energía potencial de convección disponible
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001521",
  "term": "Convective available potential energy",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A measure of the amount of energy available for convection. CAPE is directly related to the maximum potential vertical speed within an updraft; thus, higher values indicate greater potential for severe weather.",
  "abbreviation": "CAPE",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "energy",
    "convection",
    "weather forecasting"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Taken in part from: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Glossary",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "energía potencial de convección disponible"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/convective-available-potential-energy/"
}

Record 1,502 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.