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Understanding Atmospheric Stability and Moisture with Thermodynamic Diagrams

Explore how thermodynamic diagrams help identify stability, air masses, moisture levels, clouds, and atmospheric processes. Learn about Stuve (Pseudoadiabatic) and Skew-T diagrams, isobars, isotherms, and mixing ratio lines.

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Understanding Atmospheric Stability and Moisture with Thermodynamic Diagrams

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  1. Thermodynamic Diagrams

  2. Atmospheric Soundings Plotted on Thermodynamic Diagrams • Allow us to identify stability of a layer • Allow us to identify various air masses • Tell us about the moisture in a layer • Help us to identify clouds • Allow us to speculate on processes occurring

  3. Pseudoadiabtic or Stuve Diagrm

  4. Stűve (Pseudoadiabatic)

  5. Stuve

  6. Skew-T

  7. What are all these lines?

  8. Isobars and Isotherms

  9. Dry Adiabats and Isotherms

  10. Pseudoadiabats and Saturated Mixing Ratio lines

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