dry adiabatic lapse rate
dry adiabatic lapse rate The rate at which dry (i.e. unsaturated) air cools when rising adiabatically through the atmosphere as a result of the utilization of energy in expansion. It is 9.8°C/km. See also INSTABILITY; SATURATED ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE; and STABILITY.
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