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- Title
What is relative humidity relative to anyway?
- Authors
Carroll, Terry; Martin, Erin; Carroll, Jon
- Abstract
The article offers information about relative humidity which is defined as the ratio of the amount of water vapor present relative to the amount that would be present if the air were saturated. According to the author, the said concept is frequently not understood when describing the amount of moisture present in the air. However, he pointed that, a direct relationship exist between the ability of the air to hold moisture with that of temperature. To further demonstrate the concept, the author presents an experimentation using five different-sized beakers which are marked with even increments.
- Subjects
HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC water vapor; AIR; TEMPERATURE; SCIENTIFIC experimentation; MOISTURE; PRECIPITABLE water; ATMOSPHERE; METEOROLOGY
- Publication
Science Scope, 2006, Vol 30, Issue 2, p51
- ISSN
0887-2376
- Publication type
Article