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December 15, 2020 • 03:14 am 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Geology (GG)

What is meant by rate in normal lapse rate?

Normal Lapse rate = 6.5 °C per kilometre why not °C per time(sec)?

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    Sajan sarthak best-answer

    The Lapse Rate is the rate at which temperature changes with height in the Atmosphere.  Lapse rate nomenclature is inversely related to the change itself: if the lapse rate is positive, the temperature decreases with height; conversely if negative, the temperature increases with height.

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