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(''Also called'' adiabatic saturation pressure, adiabatic condensation pressure.)  The [[pressure]] at which a [[parcel]] of moist unsaturated air expanded [[dry-adiabatic process|dry-adiabatically]] reaches  [[saturation]].<br/> <br/>''See'' [[condensation temperature]], [[lifting condensation level]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' adiabatic saturation pressure, adiabatic condensation pressure.)  The [[pressure]] at which a [[parcel]] of moist unsaturated air expanded [[dry-adiabatically]] reaches  [[saturation]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph"><br/>''See'' [[condensation temperature]], [[lifting condensation level]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 11:04, 26 March 2024

(Also called adiabatic saturation pressure, adiabatic condensation pressure.) The pressure at which a parcel of moist unsaturated air expanded dry-adiabatically reaches saturation.

See condensation temperature, lifting condensation level.

  1. A type of stress characterized by uniformity in all directions.
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