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AIR STABILITY

AIR STABILITY. Adiabatic Process This is when a tiny parcel of air either compresses and warms or expands and cools with no interchange of Heat with its surroundings. DRY ADIABATIC RATE 10C-1000m 5.5F-1000ft Example Parcel A 2000ft 48.0F 1000ft 53.5F SFC 59F. MOIST ADIABATIC RATE

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AIR STABILITY

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  1. AIR STABILITY Adiabatic Process This is when a tiny parcel of air either compresses and warms or expands and cools with no interchange of Heat with its surroundings DRY ADIABATIC RATE 10C-1000m 5.5F-1000ft Example Parcel A 2000ft 48.0F 1000ft 53.5F SFC 59F MOIST ADIABATIC RATE 6C-1000m 3.3F-1000ft Example Parcel A 2000ft 53.4F 1000ft 56.7F SFC 60F

  2. AIR STABILITIES(In Degrees F/ Feet) Conditional Unstable Line 1 Dry Adiabatic rate Line 2 Actual Temp Line 3 Moist Adiabatic rate Absolute Stable Line 1 Dry Adiabatic rate Line 2 Actual Temp Line 3 Moist Adiabatic rate Absolute Unstable Line 1 Dry Adiabatic rate Line 2 Actual Temp Line 3 Moist Adiabatic rate 4000 4000 4000 3000 3000 3000 2000 2000 2000 1000 1000 1000 SFC SFC SFC 50F 60F 70F 50F 60F 70F 50F 60F 70F

  3. CLOUD FORMATION Convection(Surface Heating) Topography Convergence L Warm Air Frontal Lifting Cool Air Cold Air

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