Lapse rate
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The lapse rate is the rate at which an atmospheric variable, normally temperature in Earth's atmosphere, falls with altitude. Lapse rate arises from the word lapse. In dry air, the adiabatic lapse rat
Higher Czarny Staw pod Rysami lake (elevation 1,583 metres (5,194 ft)) is still frozen as the lower Morskie Oko lake has already almost melted (elevation 1,395 metres (4,577 ft)). Photo from Polish side of the Tatra mountains, May 2019.
The latent heat of vaporization adds energy to clouds and storms.
Convective inhibition
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Convective inhibition is a numerical measure in meteorology that indicates the amount of energy that will prevent an air parcel from rising from the surface to the level of free convection.
A Skew-T diagram with important features labeled
