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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Lapse Rate Lapse Rate The term 'Lapse Rate' as it applies to the area of carbon dioxide can be defined as ' The rapidity with which temperature decreases with altitude. The normal lapse rate is defined to be 3.6 degrees F per 1000 feet change in altitude. The dry adiabatic lapse rate is about 5.5 degrees F per 1000 feet, and the wet adiabatic lapse rate varies between 2 and 5 degrees F per 1000 feet'. The term 'Lapse Rate' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' The rate of change of an atmospheric variable, usually temperature, with height. A steep lapse rate implies a rapid decrease in temperature with height (a sign of instability) and a steepening lapse rate implies that destabilization is occurring'. Previous 5 Terms: lanigerous laparoscope lapidarian Lapilli lapilliform Next 5 Terms: lardaceous Large Group Health Plan Large passenger car Large pickup truck Large Scale About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.