Lapse rate: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	temperature lapse rate

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adiabatic lapse rate normal lapse rate dry adiabatic lapse rate moist adiabatic lapse rate Atmosphere Temperature inversion temperature Wet-bulb temperature thermometer Absolute zero Wind chill Temperature–humidity index low-temperature phenomena Dew point

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