What is the cause of the adiabatic change of temperature in the atmosphere?
Adiabatic temperature change occurs without any addition or withdrawal of heat from the outside environment, caused solely by the volume expansion (cooling) of rising air…
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What is the cause of the adiabatic change of temperature in the atmosphere?
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Adiabatic temperature change occurs without any addition or withdrawal of heat from the outside environment, caused solely by the volume expansion (cooling) of rising air parcels as atmospheric pressure decreases aloft and compression (warming) of subsiding air parcels.
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