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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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It possesses a greater surface to freezing level lapse rate and a higher absolute value of boundary layer moisture compared to the non-event mean sounding.
For example, a company may have assumed a 5% to 10% lapse rate, but now, they may only get 1% to 2%, he said.
The amended guideline also allows for the use of a modest lapse rate assumption (2%) for the first five years, followed by 1% to attained age 90 for contracts issued on or after January 1, 2007.
 
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