Stability Flashcards

1
Q

Cause of vertical motions

5

A
Frontal 
Convection
Orographic lifting
Turbulence
Convergence
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2
Q

Adiabatic

What it is

Warming
Cooling

A

Cooling:air mass rises, pressure decreases, air expends, temperature decreases

Warming: air mass drops, pressure increases, air compresses, temperature increases.

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3
Q

Dry adiabatic lapse rate

M
Ft

A

1/100m

3/1000fr

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4
Q

Saturated adiabatic lapse rate

M
Ft

A

0.6/100m

1/1000ft

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5
Q

Environmental lapse rate

Daily
Std

A

Changes everyday!!!!

Standard atmosphere, 2/1000ft

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6
Q

Stability of an air ass

ELR DALR
DALR< ELR < SALR
DALR=ELR
SALR=ELR

A

Stability
Instability
Conditionally unstable
Neutral stability

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