Severe Weather Potential (SPOT) Plotfile Generator

摘要

Miller and Maddox (Maddox, 1973) developed a severe storm potential index (SPOT) computed from surface observations. Shulhan (1978) developed a technique for using the SPOT index to define areas of potential severe weather. Manually computing the indices required for a regional analysis is very time consuming. The AFOS applications program calculates the index values and generates a plotfile so a regional map can be created quickly.