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LFC

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001540

An acronym for Level of Free Convection- the level at which a parcel of saturated air becomes warmer than the surrounding air and begins to rise
freely. This occurs most readily in a conditionally unstable atmosphere.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001540
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001540",
  "term": "LFC",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "An acronym for Level of Free Convection- the level at which a parcel of saturated air becomes warmer than the surrounding air and begins to rise\nfreely. This occurs most readily in a conditionally unstable atmosphere.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/lfc/"
}

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