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Normand's theorem

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-007602

A thermodynamic relationship that connects the wet-bulb temperature, the dew point temperature, and the lifting condensation level (LCL) on a tephigram or skew-T log-P diagram. It states that the dry adiabat through the LCL, the moist adiabat through the wet-bulb temperature, and the constant mixing ratio line through the dew point temperature all intersect at a single point. This theorem provides a graphical method for determining one of these values if the other two are known.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-007602
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Normand's theorem",
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  "definition": "A thermodynamic relationship that connects the wet-bulb temperature, the dew point temperature, and the lifting condensation level (LCL) on a tephigram or skew-T log-P diagram. It states that the dry adiabat through the LCL, the moist adiabat through the wet-bulb temperature, and the constant mixing ratio line through the dew point temperature all intersect at a single point. This theorem provides a graphical method for determining one of these values if the other two are known.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/normand-s-theorem/"
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