lapse rate

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lapse
noun
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/læps/us
/læps/
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rate
noun[C]
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/reɪt/us
/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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(Definition oflapseandratefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The lower atmosphere (the troposphere) thus experiences a positivelapserate(negative temperature change with height).
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The independent parameters of fire size, energy release rate (buoyancy), momentum release rate and atmosphericlapserateare given over the expected range of values.
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The arbitrary variation oflapserateis thus calculable as piecewise constant.
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For an atmosphere with an unstablelapserate, any disturbance will grow to produce a large eddy.
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The turbulent natural convection above fires in a dry calm atmosphere with a constantlapseratehas been the subject of several recent investigations (see references).
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It is true that thelapserateof many such products has been high, particularly in early years.
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A rise from sea level into the upper regions of the atmosphere causes the temperature to decrease (see adiabaticlapserate).
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The difference between the dry adiabaticlapserateand the rate at which the dew point drops is around per 1,000 m.
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The rate at which temperature decreases with height under such conditions is called the adiabaticlapserate.
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However, the cloudy air will warm more slowly (at the moist adiabaticlapserate) than the sub-cloud, dry air (at the dry adiabaticlapserate).
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If the air is at the saturated vapor pressure, then the rate at which temperature drops with height is called the saturated adiabaticlapserate.
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Each layer has a differentlapserate, defining the rate of change in temperature with height.
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Another meteorological factor affecting the valley's climate is thelapserate.
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In terms of environmentallapserate, ambient temperatures fall by for every rise in altitude.
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In turn thelapserateis then adjusted to the moist adiabaticlapserate, conserving energy, raining out excess moisture while not transporting momentum.
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The temperature profile of the atmosphere, the change in temperature, the degree that it cools with height, is thelapserate.
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