Convective inhibition (CIN or CINH) is a meteorlogic parameter that measures the amount of energy that will prevent an air parcel from rising from the surface to the level of free convection. Conceptually, it is the opposite of CAPE.
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convective inhibition"(Abbreviated CIN.) The energy needed to lift an air parcel vertically and pseudoadiabatically from its originating level to its level of free convection (LFC).
Convective INhibition (CIN or B-) It represents the cumulative effect of atmospheric layers the are warmer than the parcel moving vertically along the adiabat. Low level parcel ascent is often inhibited by such stable layers near the surface.
Convective Inhibition
(CIN or B-) - A numerical measure of the strength of "capping," typically used to assess thunderstorm potential.
CIN - Convective INhibition. A measure of the amount of energy needed in order to initiate convection. Values of CIN typically reflect the strength of the cap.
CIN - Convective INhibition. The amount of energy required to overcome forces inhibiting free convection in the atmosphere. Like CAPE, the units are often measured in Joules per KG.
CIN or CIN/S- Convective Inhibition. A cap which prevents convection from occurring. A CIN of 50 or below is weak while 200 and above is very strong.
The intensity of the cap is measured by its convective inhibition. The term capping inversion is sometimes used, but an inversion is not necessary for the conditions producing convective inhibition to exist.
CIN - Abbreviation for convective inhibition.
circulation - 1. The flow or motion of a fluid in or through a given area or volume. 2. A precise measure of the average flow of fluid along a given closed curve.
to determine instability, locate temperature inversions, measure the strength of the cap (capping inversion), obtain the convective temperature, CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) and CIN (Convective Inhibition).
 See also: Energy, Air, Parcel, Stability, Temperature
  
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