================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89009 DAY=2002349 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Idn Id Station Name St Co Lat Lon Elev 89009 NZSP Amundsen-Scott South AQ 90:00S 000:00W 2830 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Level Pressure Temp Dew Point Dir Speed Height Theta Mix Type [MB] [C] [C] [deg] [KTS] [M ] [K] [g/kg] -------- ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ------- ----- ------ SFC 682.0 -32.9 -36.9 10.0 9.9 2830.0 268.1 0.238 MAND 500.0 -41.1 -45.0 255.0 22.9 4978.2 282.9 0.137 MAND 400.0 -49.7 -54.0 255.0 22.9 6467.4 290.4 0.067 TRO1 349.0 -53.3 -61.3 250.0 21.0 7353.3 297.1 0.035 MAND 300.0 -50.3 -67.3 260.0 12.8 8334.5 314.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -44.1 -77.1 275.0 2.9 9541.6 340.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -42.3 -80.3 255.0 2.9 11045.1 365.8 ----- MAND 150.0 -41.1 -80.1 75.0 1.9 12996.1 399.2 ----- MAND 100.0 -39.5 -78.5 35.0 2.9 15762.5 451.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 15 Dec 2002349 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -39.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 272.1 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 272.7 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 578 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -40.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -23.8 C K Index (KI) = ----- Lifted Index (LI) = 8.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = ----- Total Totals Index (TTI) = ----- Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -32 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 279 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 297 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 349 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done