Glossario

Significato delle sigle

Elenco delle abbreviazioni e degli acronimi utilizzati nelle previsioni PRETEMP, con il relativo significato.

Modelli e strumenti

BOLAM Bologna Limited Area Model
ECMWF European Center for Medium range Weather Forecast (modello globale)
GFS Global Forecast System (modello globale)
LAM Limited Area Model
WRF Weather Research and Forecast (modello regionale)

Energia e instabilità

CAPE Convective Available Potential Energy
CIN / CINH Convective Inhibition
ICAPE Density-weighted Integral of CAPE
LI Lifted Index
MLCAPE Mixed Layer CAPE
MULI Most Unstable Lifted Index
SBCAPE Surface-Based CAPE
THETA-E Equivalent Potential Temperature

Wind shear e dinamica

CAA Cold Air Advection
CVA Cyclonic Vorticity Advection
DCVA Differential Cyclonic Vorticity Advection
DLS / DL shear Deep Layer Shear (shear 0-6 km)
LLS / LL shear Low Level Shear (shear 0-1 km)
MLS Medium Layer Shear (shear 0-3 km)
PV Potential Vorticity
QG Quasi Geostrophic
SRH / SREH Storm Relative (Environmental) Helicity
UVM Upward Vertical Motion

Livelli e struttura dell'atmosfera

AGL Above Ground Level
EL Equilibrium Level
EML Elevated Mixed Layer
LCL Lifted Condensation Level
LFC Level of Free Convection
LL Low Level
MIXR Mixing Ratio
PBL Planetary Boundary Layer
SFC Surface

Fenomeni convettivi

CB Cumulonimbus
MCS Mesoscale Convective System
QLCS Quasi Linear Convective System

Direzioni cardinali

N Nord
S Sud
E Est
W Ovest (West)
NE Nord-Est
NW Nord-Ovest
SE Sud-Est
SW Sud-Ovest

Organizzazioni e altro

LAMMA Consorzio LaMMA
MNW MeteoNetwork
PC Protezione Civile
PRETEMP Previsione Temporali