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lapse rate
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lapse rate [′laps ‚rāt]
(meteorology)
The rate of decrease of temperature in the atmosphere with height.
Sometimes, the rate of change of any meteorological element with height.


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In two cases (Edmonton and Holden), the temperature lapse rate increased by strong low-level warming likely due to diabatic heating.
An examination of three severe convective storms that produced ... by Reuter, Gerhard W. / National Weather Digest
Also, when compared to near-surface air temperatures, the skin temperature can be used as a proxy for temperature lapse rate near the earth's surface, at times indicating the presence of low-level temperature inversions.
A simple goes skin temperature product by Kidder, Stanley Q. / National Weather Digest
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