On a tephigram, assuming we are dealing with saturated air, how do you find the altitude of final release of latent heat and the ultimate potential temperature?
2007-01-26 03:16:00 · 2 answers · asked by Sportek 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Because the air is saturated you would move the parcel along the saturation adiabat until it intersects the lapse rate curve. This is theoretically the max level of convective lift and would be the final altitude of latent heat release. I believe the potential temperature is conserved during this adiabatic process.
2007-01-26 08:33:52 · answer #1 · answered by 1ofSelby's 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tephigram is one of four thermodynamic diagrams commonly used in weather analysis and forecasting.
Check here:
http://shum.huji.ac.il/~cariel/climate5763/tephigram.html
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~dib2/climate/lapserates.html
2007-01-26 03:23:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋