Difference between revisions of "Absolute humidity"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The total mass of [[water|water]] in a given volume of [[air|air]], i.e. the density of the water vapor. Absolute humidity is reported as grams of water per cubic meter of air. However, because the density of water vapor changes depending on the atmospheric [[pressure|pressure]] and [[temperature|temperature], [[relative%20humidity|relative humidity]] measurements are more commonly used. | + | The total mass of [[water|water]] in a given volume of [[air|air]], i.e. the density of the water vapor. Absolute humidity is reported as grams of water per cubic meter of air. However, because the density of water vapor changes depending on the atmospheric [[pressure|pressure]] and [[temperature|temperature]], [[relative%20humidity|relative humidity]] measurements are more commonly used. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:22, 6 January 2014
Description
The total mass of Water in a given volume of Air, i.e. the density of the water vapor. Absolute humidity is reported as grams of water per cubic meter of air. However, because the density of water vapor changes depending on the atmospheric Pressure and Temperature, Relative humidity measurements are more commonly used.
Synonyms and Related Terms
absolute Feuchtigkeit (Deut.); humidité absolue (Fr.); humidade absoluta (Port.)
Authority
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- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
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- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000