The level of water vapor in the atmosphere. Use this tag for questions about either relative or specific humidity.
Questions tagged [humidity]
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Is "humidity" the quantifiable metric for mugginess?
I've always described somewhere as "humid" if the air feels very moist and muggy. So, in the US, I'm thinking of places like Texas (e.g., Houston) and Florida (e.g., Miami). I would consider places like California (e.g., LA) and Colorado (pretty…
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How can I deal with unrealistic Relative Humidities being calculated using vapour pressure and saturated vapour pressure?
I am calculating RH (%) using this well accepted equation:
$RH =e \times \frac{100}{es(T)}$
where $e$ is the vapour pressure and $es(T)$ is the saturated vapour pressure at temperature $T$.
I have observed $e$ (ranging from 0$-$30 hPa).
I calculate…
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Which is drier, the Sahara Desert or the South Pole?
I would not be surprised if the answer is the South Pole, because it is much colder and the vapor pressure drops very quickly with temperature.
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How to get specific humidity through absolute humidity and height above ground
I'm trying to make a weather simulator using the article Interactive Meso-scale Simulation of Skyscapes. It gives the formula for calculating the mean static energy:
$$MSE_i = C_p \cdot T_i + g \cdot \Theta_i + L_v \cdot Q_i$$
But I don't understand…
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