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Meteorology

Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting . Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the eighteenth century....
, the equilibrium level (EL), or level of neutral buoyancy (LNB), is the height at which a rising parcel
Air parcel

An air parcel is an imaginary volume of air used by meteorologists to conceptualize the thermodynamic fluid motions of the Earth's atmosphere for use in weather forecasting....
 of air
AIR

Air is the part of Earth's atmosphere that humans breath and as such Air .Air may also refer to:...
 is at a temperature
Temperature

In physics, temperature is a physical property of a Physical system that underlies the common notions of hot and cold; something that feels hotter generally has the greater temperature....
 of equal warmth to it. This means that unstable air is now stable when it reaches the equilibrium level and convection
Convection

Convection in the most general terms refers to the movement of molecules within fluids . Convection is one of the major modes of heat transfer and mass transfer....
 stops. This level is often near the tropopause
Tropopause

The tropopause is the boundary in the Earth's atmosphere between the troposphere and the stratosphere. Going upward from the surface, it is the point where air ceases to cool with height, and becomes almost completely dry....
 and can be indicated as the anvil
Cumulonimbus cloud

Cumulonimbus is a type of cloud that is tall, dense, and involved in thunderstorms and other intense weather. It is a result of atmospheric instability....
 of a thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

File:FoggDam-NT.jpgA thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm or a lightning storm, is a form of weather characterized by the presence of lightning and its effect: thunder....
 because it is where the thunderstorm updraft is usually cut off, except in the case of overshooting top
Overshooting top

File:Overshooting top.jpgAn overshooting top is a dome-like protrusion that shoots out of the top of the anvil of a thunderstorm. When an overshooting top is present for 10 minutes or longer, it is a strong indication that the thunderstorm may be severe thunderstorm....
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In meteorology
Meteorology

Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting . Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the eighteenth century....
, the equilibrium level (EL), or level of neutral buoyancy (LNB), is the height at which a rising parcel
Air parcel

An air parcel is an imaginary volume of air used by meteorologists to conceptualize the thermodynamic fluid motions of the Earth's atmosphere for use in weather forecasting....
 of air
AIR

Air is the part of Earth's atmosphere that humans breath and as such Air .Air may also refer to:...
 is at a temperature
Temperature

In physics, temperature is a physical property of a Physical system that underlies the common notions of hot and cold; something that feels hotter generally has the greater temperature....
 of equal warmth to it. This means that unstable air is now stable when it reaches the equilibrium level and convection
Convection

Convection in the most general terms refers to the movement of molecules within fluids . Convection is one of the major modes of heat transfer and mass transfer....
 stops. This level is often near the tropopause
Tropopause

The tropopause is the boundary in the Earth's atmosphere between the troposphere and the stratosphere. Going upward from the surface, it is the point where air ceases to cool with height, and becomes almost completely dry....
 and can be indicated as the anvil
Cumulonimbus cloud

Cumulonimbus is a type of cloud that is tall, dense, and involved in thunderstorms and other intense weather. It is a result of atmospheric instability....
 of a thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

File:FoggDam-NT.jpgA thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm or a lightning storm, is a form of weather characterized by the presence of lightning and its effect: thunder....
 because it is where the thunderstorm updraft is usually cut off, except in the case of overshooting top
Overshooting top

File:Overshooting top.jpgAn overshooting top is a dome-like protrusion that shoots out of the top of the anvil of a thunderstorm. When an overshooting top is present for 10 minutes or longer, it is a strong indication that the thunderstorm may be severe thunderstorm....
s.

See also

  • Atmospheric thermodynamics
    Atmospheric thermodynamics

    In the physical sciences, atmospheric thermodynamics is the study of heat and energy transformations in the earth?s atmospheric system. Following the fundamental laws of classical thermodynamics, atmospheric thermodynamics studies such phenomena as properties of moist air, formation of clouds, atmospheric convection, boundary layer meteorolo...


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