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Earth and Space Sciences · Glossary

What is Lifting condensation level?

Also known as: condensation level

Definition 21.7 University Earth and Space Sciences — Year 2 · Chapter 21 — Atmospheric Thermodynamics

The lifting condensation level (LCL) of a parcel is the level at which it becomes saturated when it is lifted dry adiabatically. It is the condensation level of the school volumes, the height of the flat bases of the clouds that form by lifting.

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