static stability

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 $− d T d z < Γ$ , unstable if $− d T d z > Γ$ and neutral $− d T d z = Γ$ .

See: lapse rate, inversion

Source:

PAC, 1990, 62, 2167 (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2215

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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.

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