The measured lapse rate at a given location was 3.8 °F per 1000 ft, and the surface temperature was 60 °F. If an air parcel at the surface was heated to 65 °F by solar radiation and accelerated vertically by buoyant forces, at what height would the parcel achieve neutral stability?

The measured lapse rate at a given location was 3.8 °F per 1000 ft, and the surface temperature was 60 °F. If an air parcel at the surface was heated to 65 °F by solar radiation and accelerated vertically by buoyant forces, at what height would the parcel achieve neutral stability?

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The measured lapse rate at a given location was 3.8 °F per 1000 ft, and the surface
temperature was 60 °F. If an air parcel at the surface was heated to 65 °F by solar
radiation and accelerated vertically by buoyant forces, at what height would the parcel
achieve neutral stability?

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