SkewTLogPDiagram-UW-MadisonDepartmentof.pptVIP

Skew T Log P Diagram AOS 330 LAB 9 Outline Adiabatic Processes (Review) Static Stability Equivalent Potential Temperature Θe Adiabatic Process An adiabatic process is one in which no heat or mass is exchanged with the environment -- in other words, a parcel stays a parcel. In the atmosphere, a parcel expanding / being compressed adiabatically cools / warms at a constant rate with respect to height. The rate at which this happens is known as the dry adiabatic lapse rate, which we’ll denote as gamma: Γd = g / cp ~ 10K / km (Note: Γd is positive, because we define the lapse rate as