Dry Adiabat

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Dry Adiabat

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A line of constant potential temperature on a thermodynamic diagram. In terms of pressure p , and specific volume v , the equation for a dry adiabat may be written

pv^{c_p /c_v} = Constantwhere c_p and c_v are the

specific heats of dry air at constant pressure and volume, respectively. </dd>
Meteorologically, the dry adiabat is intended to represent the lifting of dry air in a dry-adiabatic process. Since this is also an isentropic process, a dry adiabat is an isentrope. </dd>

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use