The level where this process is said to be "free" can be found by finding the intersection of the dry adiabatic lapse rate and the mixing ratio of an air parcel, then the saturated adiabatic lapse rate until the parser is warmer than its surroundings.
A measure of the amount of energy available for this process is CAPE. The level where this process is said to be "free" can be found by finding the intersection of the dry adiabatic lapse rate and the mixing ratio of an air parcel, then the saturated adiabatic lapse rate until the parser is warmer than its surroundings. Due to the 660 kilometer discontinuity, there's some dispute as to whether this process is single or doublelayered in the mantle. The Sun's heating of the Earth's surface causes air near the surface to be warmed and, as a "thermal", undergo this (*) lifting process, which can results in the creation of clouds or thunderstorms due to the associated condensation. In the atmospheric sciences, this term is used primarily with reference to vertical motion of air; in the mantle, it is thought to drive slab pull and thus plate tectonics. For 10 points, name this type of heat transfer in fluids.
A measure of the amount of energy available for this process is CAPE.
convection [prompt on vertical motion, lifting, rising, or updrafts]