What is Adiabatic Gradient?
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1 °C per 100 m. For moist air, this value can drop to 0.4 °C.
Glossary
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A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.
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Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...
A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...
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The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...
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