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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' equilibrium level.) The level at which an [[air parcel]], rising  or descending [[adiabatically]], attains the same [[density]] as its [[environment]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' equilibrium level.) The level at which an [[air parcel]], rising  or descending [[adiabatic process|adiabatically]], attains the same [[density]] as its [[environment]].</div><br/> </div>
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level of neutral buoyancy[edit | edit source]

(Also called equilibrium level.) The level at which an air parcel, rising or descending adiabatically, attains the same density as its environment.


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