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Preferred term

air relative humidity

Type

iop:Variable

Definition

Is the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor in the air–water mixture to the saturated vapor pressure of water at those conditions. The relative humidity of air is a function of both its water content and temperature. It is normally expressed as a percentage.

Broader concept

air humidity

Narrower concepts

near-surface air relative humidity

Entry terms

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

2024-06-05

In other languages

Chinese

相对湿度

Japanese

相対湿度

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21579

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 6/9/24

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