The following list shows the main Key Parameters discussed in the manual, as well as several additional parameters which might or might not be helpful. Some of the given parameters are absolutely essential for the diagnosis of a Cold Conveyor Belt Type Occlusion, some supply additional information, and some are unnecessary. Only the essential parameters can be regarded as Key Parameters.

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Height of PV = 2 units (PV)
Height Contours at 1000 hPa (H1000)
Height Contours at 500 and/or 300 hPa (H500/300)
Equivalent Thickness (Th.)
TFP (TFP)
Temperature Advection at 700 hPa (TA700)
PVA at 500 hPa (PVA500)
PVA at 300 hPa (PVA300)
Isotachs at 300 or 250 hPa (Isot)
Stability Index (Stab.)
Thetae/Thetaw at 850 hPa (Th850)
Vertical Motion (VM)
Wind Vectors (WV)
Humidity advection (HA)
Shear vorticity 300 hPa (SV)
NVA 500 hPa (NVA)

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