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|Meaning=The rate of decrease of the [[temperature]] of an [[air parcel]] as it is lifted, -''dT''/''dz'', or occasionally ''dT''/''dp'', where ''p'' is [[pressure]].
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|Explanation=The concept may be applied to other atmospheric [[variables]], for example, the process lapse rate  of [[density]]. The process lapse rate is determined by the character of the fluid processes and should  be carefully distinguished from the [[environmental lapse rate]], which is determined by the distribution  of temperature in space. In the [[atmosphere]] the process lapse rate is usually assumed to  be either the [[dry-adiabatic lapse rate]] or the [[moist-adiabatic lapse rate]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The rate of decrease of the [[temperature]] of an [[air parcel]] as it is lifted, -''dT''/''dz'', or occasionally ''dT''/''dp'', where ''p'' is [[pressure]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The concept may be applied to other atmospheric [[variables]], for example, the process lapse rate  of [[density]]. The process lapse rate is determined by the character of the fluid processes and should  be carefully distinguished from the [[environmental lapse rate]], which is determined by the distribution  of temperature in space. In the [[atmosphere]] the process lapse rate is usually assumed to  be either the [[dry-adiabatic lapse rate]] or the [[moist-adiabatic lapse rate]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 04:56, 29 March 2024

The rate of decrease of the temperature of an air parcel as it is lifted, -dT/dz, or occasionally dT/dp, where p is pressure.

The concept may be applied to other atmospheric variables, for example, the process lapse rate of density. The process lapse rate is determined by the character of the fluid processes and should be carefully distinguished from the environmental lapse rate, which is determined by the distribution of temperature in space. In the atmosphere the process lapse rate is usually assumed to be either the dry-adiabatic lapse rate or the moist-adiabatic lapse rate.

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