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Stability Flashcards

1
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DALR

A

3 degree per 1000ft
1 degree per 100m

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SALR

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1.8 degree per 1000ft
0.6 degree per 100m

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3
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Why is the SALR lower than the DALR

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Latent heat released during process of condensation slows rate of cooling

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ELR

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The actual lapse rate of cooling in the atmosphere at the time

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5
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Absolute instability

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ELR is greater than the DALR/SALR

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Absolute stability

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ELR is lower than the DALR/SALR
Parcel of air will return to original position
Stratus cloud

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Neutral Stability

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ELR = DALR
ELR = SALR

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8
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Instability will bring

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Cumulus clouds
Heat and moisture
Intense precipitation/large droplets/hail/short intense bursts
Good visibility
Moderate to severe turbulence

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Conditional Stability

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ELR is less than DLR but greater than the SLR

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10
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Conditionally unstable

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ELR is greater than the SALR
ELR is less than the DALR

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