An air parcel rising through a temperature inversion
A)warms adiabatically
B)cools adiabatically
C)warms geostrophically
D)cools geostrophically

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In a temperature inversion, the temperature increases with height which means that as the air parcel rises, it is moving into increasingly warmer air. Therefore, the air parcel will cool adiabatically at a rate of approximately 10°C per 1000 meters of ascent.

An Air Parcel Rising Through a Temperature Inversion