1. WHY AN INVERSION REPRESENTS AN
ABSOLUTELY STABLE ENVIRONMENT
B Y : E L I B A R I C H

2. INVERSION
Definition: a deviation from the normal change of an atmospheric property
with altitude
(an increase in temperature with height)
Causes: warmer less dense air mass moves over(rises) cold dense air
mass(sinks)
(temporary)

3. ABSOLUTELY STABLE ENVIRONMENT
When the environmental lapse rate is less than the moist adiabatic
lapse rate
-environmental lapse rate= atmospheric temp decreases with an
increase in altitude(6C/kmreal)
-moist adiabatic lapse rate= air parcel temperature decreases
based on altitude and amount of water air contained(5.5C/km
theoretical)
therefore…higher parcelcooler parcel

4. BACK TO THE QUESTION:
An inversion represents an absolutely stable environment
because the warmer air that rises into the inversion eventually
cools down and becomes more dense
shows stable environment because after the inversion the air
continues the trend of an absolutely stable environment