Which of the following pr°Cesses increases the environmental lapse rate?
A. cold advection at higher altitudes and daytime solar heating
B. warm advection at higher altitudes and daytime radiational cooling
C. daytime solar heating and surface radiational cooling
D. cold advection at higher altitudes and surface radiational cooling
Answer: A
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