Difficulties in Interpretation
Different combinations of CAPE and shear can lead to identical BRN values so the same BRN can represent a myriad of convective situations. Another source of difficulty in forecasting convective storm potential with BRN is that the BRN does not include important assessment parameters like wind direction or air moisture. Insignificant levels of CAPE and shear can also produce significant BRN so it is important that CAPE or the lifted index (LI) are used as a primary measure of atmospheric instability first. Since CAPE is difficult to compute by hand, a computer program is often used to calculate and report BRN given a vertical temperature profile.
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