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  2. Atmospheric thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    The atmosphere is an example of a non-equilibrium system. [1] Atmospheric thermodynamics describes the effect of buoyant forces that cause the rise of less dense (warmer) air, the descent of more dense air, and the transformation of water from liquid to vapor (evaporation) and its condensation.

  3. Skew-T log-P diagram - Wikipedia

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    In practice, since temperature usually drops with altitude, the graphs are usually mostly vertical (see examples linked to below). The major use for skew-T log-P diagrams is the plotting of radiosonde soundings , which give a vertical profile of the temperature and dew point temperature throughout the troposphere and lower stratosphere .

  4. Adiabatic process - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] As a key concept in thermodynamics, the adiabatic process supports the theory that explains the first law of thermodynamics. The opposite term to "adiabatic" is diabatic. Some chemical and physical processes occur too rapidly for energy to enter or leave the system as heat, allowing a convenient "adiabatic approximation". [3]

  5. Category:Atmospheric thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    Atmospheric thermodynamics is the study of thermodynamics as applied to atmospheres. It describes vertical stratification of the atmosphere as well as phase transitions of water. Media related to Atmospheric thermodynamics at Wikimedia Commons

  6. Atmospheric physics - Wikipedia

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    Within the atmospheric sciences, atmospheric physics is the application of physics to the study of the atmosphere.Atmospheric physicists attempt to model Earth's atmosphere and the atmospheres of the other planets using fluid flow equations, radiation budget, and energy transfer processes in the atmosphere (as well as how these tie into boundary systems such as the oceans).

  7. Equivalent temperature - Wikipedia

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    In atmospheric science, equivalent temperature is the temperature of air in a parcel from which all the water vapor has been extracted by an adiabatic process. Air contains water vapor that has been evaporated into it from liquid sources (lakes, sea, etc...). The energy needed to do that has been taken from the air.

  8. Potential temperature - Wikipedia

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    The concept of potential temperature applies to any stratified fluid. It is most frequently used in the atmospheric sciences and oceanography. [2] The reason that it is used in both fields is that changes in pressure can result in warmer fluid residing under colder fluid – examples being dropping air temperature with altitude and increasing water temperature with depth in very deep ocean ...

  9. Virtual temperature - Wikipedia

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    In atmospheric thermodynamics, the virtual temperature of a moist air parcel is the temperature at which a theoretical dry air parcel would have a total pressure and density equal to the moist parcel of air. [1]