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log P diagrams |
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| • | Plot
vertical profile of temperature, |
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| moisture,
wind as a function of elevation |
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| • | Skewed
to draw attention to vertical |
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| variations
in temperature that deviate from |
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| typical
6C/km decrease with height |
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| • | Dew
point temperature- absolute measure of |
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| water
vapor = f(e) |
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