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trade-wind inversion
trade-wind inversion The inversion of temperature lapse rate with height over a major zone of the trade-wind belt, which is very significant in tropical meteorology. Moist tropical air, extending up to 2–3 km above the surface, is ‘boxed in’ or ‘trapped’ by dry, clear, warmer air above, resulting from subsidence in subtropical anticyclones. The inversion forms where the subsiding air meets a surface flow of cooler maritime air. The top of a cloud layer marks the base of the inversion.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "trade-wind inversion." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "trade-wind inversion." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-tradewindinversion.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "trade-wind inversion." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-tradewindinversion.html |
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trade-wind inversion
trade-wind inversion The inversion of temperature lapse rate with height over a major zone of the trade-wind belt, which is very significant in tropical meteorology. Moist tropical air, extending up to 2–3 km above the surface, is ‘boxed in’ or ‘trapped’ by dry, clear, warmer air above, resulting from subsidence in subtropical anticyclones. The inversion forms where the subsiding air meets a surface flow of cooler maritime air. The top of a cloud layer marks the base of the inversion.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "trade-wind inversion." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "trade-wind inversion." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-tradewindinversion.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "trade-wind inversion." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-tradewindinversion.html |
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