Cape: Acronym for Convective Available Potential Energy. The amount of energy available to create convection, with higher values increasing the possibility for severe weather.

 

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Cape: Acronym for Convective Available Potential Energy. The amount of energy available to create convection, with higher values increasing the possibility for severe weather.

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Cape Verde Islands: A group of volcanic islands in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa. A Cape Verde hurricane originates near here.

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Landscape: A painting in which the subject matter is natural scenery.

North Cape Current: An Arctic Ocean current setting eastward off the north coast of Scandinavia in the Barents Sea.

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Scape: A finger-, tongue-, or lip-like projection from the midline of the female epigyne.

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