If the upper air is warmer than predicted by the adiabatic lapse rate (formula_13), then when a parcel of air rises and expands, it will arrive at the new height at a lower temperature than its surroundings.
Adiabatna sprememba temperature (dejanska stopnja pri kateri temepratura pada z nadmorsko višino, formula_11) po navadi ni enak adiabatni gradietni stopnji (ali ustrezno, formula_12).