adiabatic atmosphere

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• atmosphere — atmosphereless, adj. /at meuhs fear /, n., v., atmosphered, atmosphering. n. 1. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air. 2. this medium at a given place. 3. Astron. the gaseous envelope surrounding a heavenly body. 4. Chem. any… …   Universalium

• Adiabatic process — This article covers adiabatic processes in thermodynamics. For adiabatic processes in quantum mechanics, see adiabatic process (quantum mechanics). For atmospheric adiabatic processes, see lapse rate. In thermodynamics, an adiabatic process or an …   Wikipedia

• Atmosphere of Venus — Atmosphere of Venus …   Wikipedia

• adiabatic chart — noun : a meteorological chart with coordinates usually given as pressure and temperature on which adiabats have been superposed to assist in evaluating adiabatic energy transformations in the atmosphere * * * a graph for the analysis of adiabatic …   Useful english dictionary

• adiabatic lapse rate — noun The rate of decrease of temperature with height of a parcel of dry air lifted upward through the atmosphere with no addition or deletion of heat …   Wiktionary

• homogeneous atmosphere — i. A hypothetical atmosphere in which the gaseous composition is constant with height. The lapse rate of temperature in such an atmosphere is known as the autoconvective lapse rate and is equal to approximately 15°F/1000 ft (3.4°C/100 m). For a… …   Aviation dictionary

• dry adiabatic lapse rate — The rate of decrease of the temperature with the height of a parcel of dry air lifted adiabatically through the earth’s atmosphere in hydrostatic equilibrium. This lapse rate is g/cp, where g is the acceleration of gravity and cp is the specific… …   Aviation dictionary

• Lapse rate — The lapse rate is defined as the rate of decrease with height for an atmospheric variable. The variable involved is temperature unless specified otherwise.[1][2] The terminology arises from the word lapse in the sense of a decrease or decline;… …   Wikipedia

• climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …   Universalium

• fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …   Universalium

• Troposphere — The troposphere is the lowest portion of Earth s atmosphere. It contains approximately 75% of the atmosphere s mass and almost all of its water vapor and aerosols. The average depth of the troposphere is about 11 km (7 miles) in the middle… …   Wikipedia