[12003] problem set 3

Michael J Ring mring at MIT.EDU
Tue Oct 11 12:42:36 EDT 2005


Hi folks,

Some of you have had questions about what to do for the moist adiabatic lapse
rate on problem set 3 as no value is given. For the purposes of problem set 3, 
you may assume that the moist adiabatic lapse rate is constant, with a value of
7 K/km. This isn't a great approximation - in fact the value of the lapse
rate varies quite a lot in the troposphere, as you can read in section 4.5.2
of the notes. But for the purposes of this problem set, it's an assumption 
that we will make nonetheless.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to send an e-mail to Angela
or myself. I will be around this afternoon until 5 p.m. if you want to see me
in person.

Thanks,
-Mike



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