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Adiabatic. Changes in temperature caused by the expansion (cooling) or compression (warming) of a body of air as it rises or descends in the atmosphere, with no exchange of heat with the surrounding air.
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~ Under these circumstances, the parcel is always warmer than the environment and will rise due to its own buoyancy. (i.e., it needs no forcing). Page 66. ~ ...
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