Equilibrium level



In meteorology, the equilibrium level (EL), or level of neutral buoyancy (LNB), is the height at which a rising convection stops. This level is often near the tropopause and can be indicated as the anvil of a thunderstorm due to the fact that it is where the thunderstorm updraft is usually cut off, except in the case of overshooting tops.

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