Pseudoadiabatic Expansion

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Pseudoadiabatic Expansion

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A saturation-adiabatic process in which the condensed water substance is removed from the system, and therefore best treated by the thermodynamics of open systems. See adiabatic process. </dd>
Meteorologically, this process corresponds to rising air from which the moisture is precipitating. Descent of air so lifted becomes by definition a dry-adiabatic process. [[/a>|/a> ]]

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