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What is the reason for the difference between the values of the dry adiabatic lapse rate and the moist adiabatic lapse rate?

What is the reason for the difference between the values of the dry adiabatic lapse rate and the moist adiabatic lapse rate?
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what is the reason for the difference between the values of the dry adiabatic lapse rate and the moist adiabatic lapse rate?

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Latent heat released during condensation offsets some of the cooling of a rising air parcel, causing the moist adiabatic lapse rate to have a smaller value.
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