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The wet adiabatic rate of cooling is less than the dry rate because?
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of the release of latent heat
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When the environmental lapse rate is less than the dry adiabatic rate a parcel of air will be?
Then the air is called "stable" because a parcel of air from the surface lifted upward will drop in temperature at the dry adiabatic lapse rate. If the environmental lapse rate is less, then the lifted air will be cooler and more dense than the surrounding air, and thus stop moving upward through the atmosphere.
Why is there a difference between the dry and moist adiabatic lapse rates?
Air that is rising at the dry adiabatic rate can simply cool at the rate at which the decreasing pressure forces it to. Once it cools to its dew point at the lifting condensation level, it must condense some of its moisture in order to cool anymore (it is already saturated at this point). Condensation is a process that releases latent heat into the atmosphere, warming the air. Therefore, this heat released counteracts some of the adiabatic cooling that continues to take place as the air rises, and the net effect is a rate of cooling that is reduced. This is the saturated (or moist) adiabatic lapse rate.
Why is saturated adiabatic lapse rate a lesser than dry adiabatic lapse rate?
When environmental lapse rate is more than dry adiabatic lapse rate, the atmosphere is said to be in
Why is the wet adiabatic rate not a constant figure?
Because it is dependant on the temperature of the surrounding air.
Is the adiabatic lapse rate higher when its cloudy or not?
There are two types of adiabatic lapse rates...wet and dry. (wet is also referred to as saturated or moist) To the extent that the cloudiness your question refers to represents saturated air, then no, the wet adiabatic lapse rate would be lower (approximately 1.5C/1000') than the dry adiabatic lapse rate (approximately 3C/1000').
The wet adiabatic rate of cooling is less than dry rate because?
of the release of latent heat
The wet adiabatic rate of cooling is less than the dry rate?
of the release of latent heat
What is the rate of cooling as you increase in elevation?
The rate at which adiabatic cooling occurs with increasing altitude for wet air (air containing clouds or other visible forms of moisture) is called the wet adiabatic lapse rate, the moist adiabatic lapse rate, or the saturated adiabatic lapse rate.
What is adiabatic rate?
the rate of cooling that occurs when dry air rises without gain or loss of heat
What is dry adiabatic rate?
the rate of cooling that occurs when dry air rises without gain or loss of heat
Stability prevails when the environmental lapse rate is?
less than the wet adiabatic rate.
Why does the adiabatic rate of cooling change when condensation begin?
When water changes state from a vapor to a liquid it release heat.
How does the moist adiabatic lapse rate compare with the dry-adiabatic lapse rate?
environmental lapse rate involves the actual temperature of the atmosphere at various heights. adiabatic cooling is the cooling of air caused when air is not allowed to expand or compress.
When the environmental lapse rate is less than the dry adiabatic rate a parcel of air will be?
Then the air is called "stable" because a parcel of air from the surface lifted upward will drop in temperature at the dry adiabatic lapse rate. If the environmental lapse rate is less, then the lifted air will be cooler and more dense than the surrounding air, and thus stop moving upward through the atmosphere.
Why is there a difference between the dry and moist adiabatic lapse rates?
Air that is rising at the dry adiabatic rate can simply cool at the rate at which the decreasing pressure forces it to. Once it cools to its dew point at the lifting condensation level, it must condense some of its moisture in order to cool anymore (it is already saturated at this point). Condensation is a process that releases latent heat into the atmosphere, warming the air. Therefore, this heat released counteracts some of the adiabatic cooling that continues to take place as the air rises, and the net effect is a rate of cooling that is reduced. This is the saturated (or moist) adiabatic lapse rate.
Why is saturated adiabatic lapse rate a lesser than dry adiabatic lapse rate?
When environmental lapse rate is more than dry adiabatic lapse rate, the atmosphere is said to be in
The rising and subsequent cooling of air at the rate of 10C per 1000 meters is called?
According to scientist Beethoven Salazar he said it was the dry adiabatic lapse rate.
