SATURATION POINT
The point when the water vapor in the atmosphere is at its maximum level for the existing temperature.
adiabatic saturation point"See lifting condensation level, saturation level.
adiabatic saturation pressure"(Or condensation pressure.) Pressure at the saturation level.
As warm air rises it may cool and reach the saturation point where condensation occurs. This process releases energy to the atmosphere (at the rate of 585 calories per gram of water).
1. The air is cooled to its saturation point. This happens when the air comes in contact with a cold surface or a surface that is cooling by radiation, or the air is cooled by adiabatic expansion (rising). This can happen ...
Successive thermals following the same path usually rise higher than previous ones, and if a thermal is able to rise high enough to cool to its saturation point, the moisture within condenses and becomes visible as a cloud.
Photograph by: Holle ...
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.
 See also: Layer, Saturation, Surface, Air, Clouds
  
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