Assume a warm air parcel at Earth's surface has a temperature of 21 degrees C (70 degrees F) and begins to rise upward. Assume it becomes saturated at 1000 m (3300 ft) altitude, and continues to rise to 2000 m (6600 ft) altitude. What would the approximate temperature of the parcel be at an elevation of 2000 m (6600 ft)?

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Sure this is a problem of meteorology and can be explained using the concept of adiabatic lapse rates The temperature change of a rising or falling parcel of air is dependent on whether it is saturated contains the maximum amount of water vapor or not When the air is unsaturated as it is from the surface to 1000m in this case we use the dry adiabatic lapse rate ... View the full answer