Question

Does rate of heating of water change with altitude?

Answer 1

Excluding the effect of moisture in the parcel of air, dry air will cool at the rate of about 3 degrees Celsius or 5.38 degrees Fahrenheit for every 1,000 feet of altitude. The presence of water changes this rate, as moisture in the air will, at some point of relative humidity and temperature, condense to form clouds.

Answer 2

Excluding the effect of moisture in the parcel of air, dry air will cool at the rate of about 3 degrees Celsius or 5.38 degreesFahrenheit for every 1,000 feet of altitude. The presence of water changes this rate, as moisture in the air will, at some point of relative humidity and temperature, condense to form clouds.