Atmospheric Stability Precipitation Earth Science Chapter 17 p 473 496 Adiabatic cooling Expansion of air results in cooling Dry adiabatic lapse rate 10O C 1000 m Cools to dew point 100 RH Wet adiabatic lapse rate Latent heat of condensation is released 5O C 1000 m Cooling by lifting adiabatics Lifting Mechanisms Orographic lifting Frontal wedging Convergence Convective lifting localized Orographic lifting Rain shadow Warm front lifting Convergent lifting Tropical Convergence Convective lifting Hot air balloons Stable conditions Absolute stability Inversion Layer Los Angeles Surface inversion Inversion aloft Absolute instability Conditional stability Cloud classification right Cloud classification left cirrus Cirrocumulus Cirrostratus Altocumulus Altostratus Nimbostratus Cumulus Cumulonimbus Fog Golden Gate Bridge Fog Tule Fog Condensation in clouds Bergeron notes Bergeron Process of ice crystal growth Collision coalescence Glaze ice Giant hailstone Hail damage Rime ice Pogonip http grannysatticquilts com pogonip html Precipitation measurement Weather radar display
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