What is Adiabatic Lapse Rate?
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment. During ascent, the dry adiabatic lapse rate is 9.8 °C/km for unsaturated air parcels.
Schedule a Demo Today
A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!
Contact UsGlossary
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...
A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.