climatology
type: Concept
narrower: lapse rate

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: lapse rate

lapse rate
type: Concept
broader: climatology
definition: Lapse rates are the average changes in temperature at different levels in the atmosphere. Four different rates are environmental, normal, dry adiabatic, and wet adiabatic. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Lapse Rate]