Convective condensation level
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. Can be roughly approximated by taking the spread between the surface temperature and dewpoint and dividing by 4.4 (centrigade)
See also
External links
- SKEW-T: A LOOK AT CCL
- Convective condensation level (CCL) (Glossary of Meteorology)
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