Elevation and temperature data for dry air at places A, B, C, and D are tabulated below:
| Place | Elevation (m) | Temperature (oC) |
| A | 25m | 20 |
| B | 325m | 17 |
| C | 625m | 14.5 |
| d | 950m | 18 |
Based on the above data, the lapse rates of places A to B, B to C, and C to D respectively are,
1
Superadiabatic, Superadiabatic, Subadiabatic
2
Subadiabatic, Inversion, Superadiabatic
3
Superadiabatic, Subadiabatic, inversion
4
Superadiabatic, Subadiabatic, Subadiabatic