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PSEUDO ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-12-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pseudo-adiabatic lapse rate
1, record 1, English, pseudo%2Dadiabatic%20lapse%20rate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pseudoadiabatic lapse rate 3, record 1, English, pseudoadiabatic%20lapse%20rate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The rate of change of temperature with height in a rising air parcel when, under the most simplified conditions, the condensate (assumed to be water) immediately precipitates out. 1, record 1, English, - pseudo%2Dadiabatic%20lapse%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The pseudoadiabatic lapse rate is so close to the moist adiabatic lapse rate that meteorologists tend to ignore this difference and often refer to them synonymously. In fact, on adiabatic charts (or pseudoadiabatic charts), the moist adiabatic lapse rate lines are referred to interchangeably as moist, saturated, or pseudoadiabatic. 4, record 1, English, - pseudo%2Dadiabatic%20lapse%20rate
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pseudo adiabatic lapse rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gradient de température pseudo-adiabatique
1, record 1, French, gradient%20de%20temp%C3%A9rature%20pseudo%2Dadiabatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Taux de variation de la température avec l'altitude dans une particule d'air ascendante quand, dans les conditions les plus simples, le condensat (de l'eau par hypothèse) tombe immédiatement sous forme de précipitation. 1, record 1, French, - gradient%20de%20temp%C3%A9rature%20pseudo%2Dadiabatique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gradient pseudo-adiabatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- gradiente de temperatura pseudoadiabática
1, record 1, Spanish, gradiente%20de%20temperatura%20pseudoadiab%C3%A1tica
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tasa de cambio de la temperatura con la altitud en una partícula de aire ascendente, cuando, en las condiciones más simplificadas, precipita inmediatamente el condensado (que se supone de agua). 1, record 1, Spanish, - gradiente%20de%20temperatura%20pseudoadiab%C3%A1tica
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