adiabatic

From: A Dictionary of Weather | Date: 2001| Author: | Copyright information

adiabatic [Greek: ‘impassable’] A process in which heat does not enter or leave the system. Under most circumstances, a parcel of air that is not in contact with the surface may be assumed to behave adiabatically, enabling its behaviour to be calculated with a considerable degree of accuracy. A parcel of air that moves upwards is subject to ...

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