Lifting condensation level

Lifting Condensation Level (LCL) - the level in the atmosphere at which an unsaturated air parcel lifted dry adiabatically would become saturated. See convective condensation level (CCL).

LIFTING CONDENSATION LEVEL (LCL) The height at which a parcel of moist air becomes saturated when it is lifted dry adiabatically.

Lifting Condensation Level
(LCL) - The level at which a parcel of moist air becomes saturated when it is lifted dry adiabatically.
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Lifting condensation level (LCL) The altitude to which air must be lifted so that expansional cooling leads to condensation (or deposition) and cloud development; corresponds to the base of clouds.

lifting condensation level (abbreviated LCL)—The level at which a parcel of unsaturated air lifted dry-adiabatically would become saturated. Compare level of free convection and convective condensation level.

Lifting Condensation Level - The level in the atmosphere where a lifted air parcel reaches its saturation point, and as a result, the water vapor within condenses into water droplets.

LCL - Lifting Condensation Level. The level at which lifted air will saturate.

Some values that can be determined are the Convective Condensation Level (CCL), the Lifting Condensation Level (LCL), and the Level of Free Convection (LFC).

adiabatic condensation point"See lifting condensation level.
adiabatic condensation pressure"Same as condensation pressure.
adiabatic condensation temperature"Same as condensation temperature.

If the environmental lapse rate is larger than the dry adiabatic lapse rate, the air is absolutely unstable -- a parcel of air will gain buoyancy as it rises both below and above the lifting condensation level.

See also: Condensation, Temperature, Lifting, Condensation Level, Air