Lapse Rate

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Lapse Rate

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The decrease of an atmospheric variable with height, the variable being temperature, unless otherwise specified. </dd>
The term applies ambiguously to the environmental lapse rate and the process lapse rate, and the meaning must often be ascertained from the context. </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use