Is this only for elevations above 1000 feet?
2006-12-19 06:52:56 · 3 answers · asked by Jumper Cable 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
the temperature drop (called lapse rate
by meteorologists) is 6.5 degrees Celsius per 1000 meters (not feet)or, in English units, it is 3.57 degrees Fahrenheit per 1000 feet. So the temp drops 1.785 degrees for every 500 feet.
2006-12-19 07:03:07 · answer #1 · answered by spitfin 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The drop in temp of 5.5 per 1000 ft. rise is called the DALR (dry adiabatic Lapse Rate). When a parcel of dry air is lifted, it expands and therefore cools at approximately 5.5 degrees F (3 degrees C) for every one thousand feet that it ascends. In other words it is said to cool adiabatically. The dry adiabat represents this cooling. Now i know that is wrong. OK listen up, this is from a meteorologist, DARL is 10oC per km, that is the moist adiabatic lapse rate. Look it up on line. It we were to put a parcel of air to rise, the temp differnce for every km would not be greater than 10, because that is the max for it to rise. So the DARL is not the correct answer.
2016-03-17 22:45:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe 500 feet is worth 1 degree Fahrenheit.
2006-12-19 06:58:55 · answer #3 · answered by acablue 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The adiabatic lapse rate varies somewhat and comes in two varieties, dry and wet. The dry rate is about 3 deg F per 1000 ft while the wet rate is about 5 det F per 1000 ft.
2006-12-19 08:42:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Half a degree
2006-12-19 16:23:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-04-09 00:05:43 · answer #6 · answered by Barbara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋