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Preferred term

relative humidity

Is replaced by

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

Entry terms

  • RH

Scope note

  • US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_463

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