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Neutral Stability


   Weather TermDescription / Definition
   Neutral Stability An atmospheric condition that exists in unsaturated air when the environmental lapse rate equals the dry adiabatic rate, or in saturated air when the environmental lapse rate equals the moist adiabatic rate.


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