A Skew-T thermodynamic digram showing areas of positive/negative buoyancy as well as the lifted condensation level, level of free convection, and equilibrium level.
Ed Szoke/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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A Skew-T thermodynamic digram showing areas of positive/negative buoyancy as well as the lifted condensation level, level of free convection, and equilibrium level. http://laps.fsl.noaa.gov/szoke/Korea/introconvective_stuff.html