================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89009 DAY=2002350 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 684.0 -30.7 -34.7 30.0 8.0 2830.0 270.3 0.295 MAND 500.0 -39.5 -43.8 315.0 12.8 5016.0 284.9 0.157 MAND 400.0 -49.1 -54.1 280.0 15.0 6512.4 291.2 0.066 TRO1 327.0 -55.7 -61.7 255.0 15.0 7815.8 299.4 0.036 MAND 300.0 -51.9 -64.9 260.0 15.0 8369.7 312.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -44.9 -74.9 250.0 4.9 9570.4 339.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -42.9 -75.9 220.0 2.9 11069.3 364.9 ----- MAND 150.0 -41.3 -75.3 105.0 1.0 13016.9 398.9 ----- MAND 100.0 -39.3 -73.3 150.0 5.8 15783.3 451.8 ----- MAND 70.0 -37.5 -72.5 100.0 7.0 18236.7 504.2 ----- MAND 50.0 -36.5 -76.5 145.0 4.9 20564.9 557.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 16 Dec 2002350 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -37.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 274.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 275.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 580 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -38.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -21.8 C K Index (KI) = ----- Lifted Index (LI) = 8.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = ----- Total Totals Index (TTI) = ----- Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.4 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -53 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 281 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 299 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 327 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done