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|Display title=adiabatic temperature gradient
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|Meaning=The rate of change of [[temperature]] due to [[pressure]] under adiabatic  conditions.
|Explanation=In practice, since in the sea the pressure changes can be considered proportional to depth  changes, the adiabatic temperature gradient is usually given as rate of change per unit depth, instead  of per unit pressure. For practical purposes, the unit of depth is often chosen as 1000 m.
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