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Humidity - 3 Types and its Measurement

HUMIDITY Types & Measurement

This lecture by Dr. Manishika Jain focuses on the Humidity - Absolute Humidity, Specific Humidity and Relative Humidity and its measurements.

  • Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air.
  • Weather humidity is relative humidity.
  • Amount of water vapor in the air, as a percentage of the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at that temperature.
  • Greater over the oceans and least over the continents.
  • Air containing moisture to its full capacity is saturated
  • People are usually comfortable at 45-percent relative humidity.
  • Highest annual evaporation- sub-tropics of the western North Atlantic and North Pacific- Gulf Stream and the Kurishino Current
  • Dew point occurs when Relative Humidity is 100%

Types

Illustration: Types

Measurement of Humidity

Illustration: Measurement of Humidity
Illustration: Measurement of Humidity
Illustration: Measurement of Humidity
Illustration: Measurement of Humidity

Role in Climatology

Illustration: Role in Climatology

Manishika