The difference is between dry and wet adiabatic lapse rates. The dry adiabatic lapse rate is the rate at which dry air cools as it rises (or warms as it descends): a loss of 5.4 degrees per thousand ...
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the findings of a new survey that explored dynamic lapse adjustments for annuity writers in ...
Temperature inversions occur when air temperature increases with altitude, creating atmospheric stability that inhibits vertical mixing and deviates from the standard cooling lapse rate. Pilots should ...