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Dry Adiabat

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Weather

A line of constant potential temperature on a thermodynamic chart.

NOAA National Weather Service — National Weather Service Glossary

Related Weather terms

Adiabat
Adiabatic
Adiabatic Process
CCL
Convective Condensation Level
Dry-adiabatic
LCL
Lifting Condensation Level
Moist Adiabat
Moist-adiabatic
Potential Temperature
Theta-e
THETAE

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