1.8 CF Standard Names: Atmosphere Stability Total Totals Index (atmosphere_stability_total_totals_index)

Record Label : atmosphere_stability_total_totals_index

Record Title : Atmosphere Stability Total Totals Index

CF Standard Name : atmosphere_stability_total_totals_index

Record Description : The atmosphere_stability_total_totals_index indicates thelikelihood of severe convection and is often referred to as simply thetotal totals index. The index is derived from the difference in airtemperature between 850 and 500 hPa (the vertical totals) and thedifference between the dew point temperature at 850 hPa and the airtemperature at 500 hPa (the cross totals). The vertical totals and crosstotals are summed to obtain the index.

Canonical Units : K