static stability

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05947
In meteorology, the stability of the atmosphere in the vertical direction to vertical displacements. If Γ is the dry adiabatic lapse rate, dry air is stable if the lapse rate −dTdz<Γ, unstable if −dTdz>Γ and neutral −dTdz=Γ.
See: inversion, lapse rate (in atmospheric chemistry)
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2215 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'static stability' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05947 RIS BibTex EndNote
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