The average dry adiabatic rate (DAR) is

A) the temperature decrease in the still, calm air that surrounds a moving air parcel.
B) 10 C° per 1000 m (5.5 F° per 1000 ft.).
C) 6 C° per 1000 m (3.3 F° per 1000 ft).
D) 4.5 C° per 1000 m (2.5 F° per 1000 ft.).
E) the rate used for a saturated parcel of air.


B

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