Negative Environmental Feedback : Lapse Rate.

Royal Seahawk

Can somebody please explain the negative feedback 'Lapse Rate' to me in layman's terms. I've tried searching everywhere on line for it but I cannot find a clear explanation of it anywhere.
I have a clear understanding of most feedbacks, positive and negative but I cannot get my head around this one at all.
Thanks.

Royal Seahawk

Know all about it now having researched it more deeply. It's basic enough Environmental Science but I'm only a lowly 1st year student. To be honest though the fact that no one on here could answer my initial question makes me question the point of this forum.
What are the regular posters here qualified in if you don't mind me asking?

El Siglo

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

Know all about it now having researched it more deeply. It's basic enough Environmental Science but I'm only a lowly 1st year student. To be honest though the fact that no one on here could answer my initial question makes me question the point of this forum.
What are the regular posters here qualified in if you don't mind me asking?

Maybe it's because as you say a "basic enough Environmental Science" concept and doesn't warrant discussion since it's rather self explanatory and a dictionary would have probably been more help.

Actually, I do mind you asking or questioning peoples' academic background, that's their business not yours. Frankly, who do you think you are to ask such a question? Me, well I've got this thing called an M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences from Trinity so let's not start 'pulling rank' here.;)

Just because nobody answered your question doesn't make the forum redundant, perhaps it was the question itself. If you had bumped the thread in a more courteous manner, you might have gotten more information.

Finally, people have lives and are not obliged to answer every thread that comes along.

Royal Seahawk

El Siglo wrote: »

Maybe it's because as you say a "basic enough Environmental Science" concept and doesn't warrant discussion since it's rather self explanatory and a dictionary would have probably been more help.

Actually, I do mind you asking or questioning peoples' academic background, that's their business not yours. Frankly, who do you think you are to ask such a question? Me, well I've got this thing called an M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences from Trinity so let's not start 'pulling rank' here.;)

Just because nobody answered your question doesn't make the forum redundant, perhaps it was the question itself. If you had bumped the thread in a more courteous manner, you might have gotten more information.

Finally, people have lives and are not obliged to answer every thread that comes along.

How come you didn't answer it? Being mod of this new forum I thought you'd only be too happy to share some of your knowledge with a newbie to this area.

El Siglo

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

How come you didn't answer it? Being mod of this new forum I thought you'd only be too happy to share some of your knowledge with a newbie to this area.

Because I'm not here to answer every single question, there are other posters here who can do that as well. Besides, I have a life outside of this forum and I'm not here at users 'beck and call'.

Royal Seahawk

El Siglo wrote: »

Because I'm not here to answer every single question, there are other posters here who can do that as well. Besides, I have a life outside of this forum and I'm not here at users 'beck and call'.

Very unhelpful attitude, it costs nothing to be nice you know? I was clearly raised differently from you.

El Siglo

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

Very unhelpful attitude, it costs nothing to be nice you know? I was clearly raised differently from you.

Fair enough, you're entitled to your opinion and I'm not going to get into an argument over it.

I'm locking this thread, I'm sure it's safe to say that it has ran it's course.;)