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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' thick–thin chart.) A [[thickness chart]] of an [[atmospheric layer]] bounded by two selected [[isentropic]] surfaces (surfaces of constant [[potential temperature]]).</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The [[thickness]] of such a layer is directly proportional to the [[static instability]] of that layer; hence, these charts have been called instability charts. <br/>''Compare'' [[isentropic weight chart]]; <br/>''see'' [[isentropic chart]].</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' thick–thin chart.) A [[thickness chart]] of an [[atmospheric layer|atmospheric layer]] bounded by two selected [[isentropic]] surfaces (surfaces of constant [[potential temperature]]).</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The [[thickness]] of such a layer is directly proportional to the [[static instability]] of that layer; hence, these charts have been called instability charts. <br/>''Compare'' [[isentropic weight chart]]; <br/>''see'' [[isentropic chart|isentropic chart]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 25 April 2012
isentropic thickness chart
(Also called thick–thin chart.) A thickness chart of an atmospheric layer bounded by two selected isentropic surfaces (surfaces of constant potential temperature).
The thickness of such a layer is directly proportional to the static instability of that layer; hence, these charts have been called instability charts.
Compare isentropic weight chart;
see isentropic chart.
Compare isentropic weight chart;
see isentropic chart.
