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Definition: Level of Free Convection (LFC)

The level of free convection (LFC) is the height at which a parcel of air, when lifted, becomes warmer than its surroundings and thus convectively buoyant. The parcel is lifted dry-adiabatically until saturated (at the LCL) and then moist-adiabatically thereafter.