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Dry adiabatic lapse rate
The
dry adiabatic lapse rate
is the rate at which the
temperature
of a parcel of dry air decreases as the parcel is lifted in the
atmosphere
. The dry adiabatic lapse rate (abbreviated DALR) is 5.5°F per 1000 ft or 9.8°C per km.
External Links
National Science Digital Library - Dry adiabatic lapse rate
(
http://www.nsdl.arm.gov/Library/glossary.shtml#dry_adiabatic_lapse_rate
)
wikipedia.org
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