Usage
Vertical_Totals_Index(ta850, ta500)
Arguments
- ta850
air temperature at 850 hPa (K).
- ta500
air temperature at 500 hPa (K).
Value
the computed vertical totals index (K).
References
Miller, R.C., 1967. Notes on analysis and severe storm forecasting procedures
of the Military Weather Warning Center. Tech. Rep. 200, AWS, U.S. Air Force. 94 pp.
[Headquarters, AWS, Scott AFB, IL 62225].
Examples
data("ERA5_pl")
ta <- ERA5_pl$ta
pa <- ERA5_pl$plev / 100 # convert to hPa
l500 <- which(pa == 500)
l850 <- which(pa == 850)
res <- Vertical_Totals_Index(ta[, , l850, ], ta[, , l500, ])
