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Which rearrangement defines the reference state for that calculation?

  • A.Complete mixing
  • B.Rearrangement to the state of minimum entropy, which is the configuration that the system would adopt naturally
  • C.Adiabatic rearrangement to a horizontally uniform stratification
  • D.Isothermal rearrangement, in which every parcel is brought to the same temperature throughout the atmosphere

Answer: C

The reference state is obtained by rearranging the mass adiabatically until every isentropic surface is horizontal, which minimises the total potential energy at fixed entropy distribution. The difference between the actual and reference potential energies is the available portion. Isothermal or fully mixed states would change the entropy and are therefore not reachable adiabatically. A single measurement chosen to respond to the one asymmetry beats several that respond to shared behaviour.

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