moist adiabatic lapse rate (MALR) (MALR)
Climate Change
The rate at which the temperature of a parcel of saturated air decreases as the parcel is lifted in the atmosphere. The moist adiabatic lapse rate is not a constant like the dry adiabatic lapse rate but is dependent on parcel temperature and pressure.
- — ARM Climate Research Glossary retrieved 2014-06-12