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|Meaning= | |Meaning=The state of a column of air in the [[atmosphere]] when its [[lapse rate]] of [[temperature]] is less than the [[saturation-adiabatic lapse rate]]. | ||
The state of a column of air in the [[atmosphere]] when its [[lapse rate]] of [[temperature]] is less than the [[saturation-adiabatic lapse rate]]. | |Explanation=An [[air parcel]] displaced upward by an [[adiabatic process]] would then be more dense than its [[environment]] and would tend to sink back to its level of origin. <br/>''Compare'' [[absolute instability]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:50, 13 January 2024
The state of a column of air in the atmosphere when its lapse rate of temperature is less than the saturation-adiabatic lapse rate.
An air parcel displaced upward by an adiabatic process would then be more dense than its environment and would tend to sink back to its level of origin.
Compare absolute instability.
