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17th February 2007 | 16:59

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airyana

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yet another met question

the dry bulb temp at the surface is 8 degrees C if the temp at 4000' is 4 degrees C, then the air is ...

a) stable
b) unstable
c) conditionally stable

17th February 2007 | 21:05

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Temp has dropped by 4C so ELR is 4C/4000ft ie 1C/1000ft. This is less than the SALR of 1.8C/1000ft, therefore stable.

18th February 2007 | 10:32

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airyana

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what about the dry bulb temp bit ?

18th February 2007 | 10:43

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That's just your ambient air temperature.

18th February 2007 | 10:45

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how depressing... I've just noticed my age has ticked over to 34!

18th February 2007 | 11:28

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cheers and happy birthday!

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