https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05947
In meteorology, the stability of the atmosphere in the vertical direction to vertical displacements. If \(\mathit{\Gamma}\) is the dry @A00141@ lapse rate, dry air is @S05900@ if the lapse rate \(-\frac{{\rm{d}}T}{{\rm{d}}z} \lt \Gamma\), @U06569@ if \(-\frac{{\rm{d}}T}{{\rm{d}}z} \gt \Gamma\) and neutral \(-\frac{{\rm{d}}T}{{\rm{d}}z} = \Gamma\).
See:
inversion
, lapse rate (in atmospheric chemistry)