Convective condensation level

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The convective condensation level (CCL) represents the height where an air parcel becomes saturated when lifted adiabatically to achieve buoyant ascent. It marks where cloud base begins when air is heated from below to the convective temperature, without mechanical lift.

[edit] See also

• Atmospheric thermodynamics

v • d • e Meteorological data and variables General Adiabatic processes · Lapse rate · Lightning · Surface solar radiation · Surface weather analysis · Visibility · Vorticity · Wind Condensation Cloud · Cloud condensation nuclei · Fog · Precipitation · Water vapor Convection Convective available potential energy (CAPE) · Convective inhibition (CIN) · Convective instability · Convective temperature (Tc) · Lifted index (LI) Temperature Dew point (Td) · Equivalent temperature (Te) · Heat index · Humidex · Humidity · Potential temperature (θ) · Equivalent potential temperature (θe) · Sea surface temperature (SST) · Wet-bulb temperature · Wind chill Pressure Atmospheric pressure · Baroclinity