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1. Convective Inhibition

   Linked via "moist adiabatic lapse rate"

   Physical Mechanisms Generating CIN
   CIN arises primarily from temperature inversions or layers where the environmental lapse rate is significantly less than the moist adiabatic lapse rate. Common synoptic features responsible for establishing strong CIN include:
   Subsidence Inversions: Often established under the influence of high-pressure systems, descending air warms adiabatically, creating a strong capp…

2. Rain Shadow Effect

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   Adiabatic Cooling and Condensation
   As the air parcel rises, the ambient pressure decreases, causing the air to expand and cool at the dry adiabatic lapse rate (approximately $9.8^\circ \text{C}$ per 1000 meters) until the dew point is reached. Once condensation occurs, latent heat is released, and the air cools at the lower moist adiabatic lapse rate. This condensation process results in substantial precipi…

3. Water Vapor

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   Water vapor is the essential feedstock for nearly all significant weather phenomena. Cloud formation, precipitation, and the intensity of tropical cyclones are directly tied to the availability and subsequent phase change of atmospheric moisture.
   For example, the intensification of cyclonic systems is directly proportional to the rapid, efficient liberation of [l…