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  2. Dew point - Wikipedia

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    The dew point is the temperature the air needs to be cooled to ... A high relative humidity implies that the dew point is close to the current air temperature. A ...

  3. Dew point depression - Wikipedia

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    The dew point depression (T-Td) is the difference between the temperature and dew point temperature at a certain height in the atmosphere. A lower dew point depression indicates that the air is more moist at a given temperature. [1]: 83

  4. Wet-bulb temperature - Wikipedia

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    The wet-bulb temperature is the lowest temperature that may be achieved by evaporative cooling of a water-wetted, ventilated surface.. By contrast, the dew point is the temperature to which the ambient air must be cooled to reach 100% relative humidity assuming there is no further evaporation into the air; it is the temperature where condensation (dew) and clouds would form.

  5. Lifting condensation level - Wikipedia

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    His equation makes use of the relationship between the LCL and dew point temperature discussed above. In the Earth's atmosphere near the surface, the lapse rate for dry adiabatic lifting is about 9.8 K/km, and the lapse rate of the dew point is about 1.8 K/km (it varies from about 1.6-1.9 K/km). This gives the slopes of the curves shown in the ...

  6. Glossary of meteorology - Wikipedia

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    Continued cooling below the dew point will cause condensation of water droplets if atmospheric conditions are favorable. Dew point is often used as a proxy by which to indicate the moisture content of the air. [1] dew point depression (T–T d) The difference between the actual temperature and the dew point at a certain altitude in the atmosphere.

  7. Dew - Wikipedia

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    When surface temperature drops, eventually reaching the dew point, atmospheric water vapor condenses to form small droplets on the surface. [3] This process distinguishes dew from those hydrometeors (meteorological occurrences of water), which form directly in air that has cooled to its dew point (typically around condensation nuclei ), such as ...

  8. Wet-bulb globe temperature - Wikipedia

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    The wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) is a measure of environmental heat as it affects humans. Unlike a simple temperature measurement, WBGT accounts for all four major environmental heat factors: air temperature, humidity, radiant heat (from sunlight or sources such as furnaces), and air movement (wind or ventilation). [ 1 ]

  9. Bubble point - Wikipedia

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    In thermodynamics, the bubble point is the temperature (at a given pressure) where the first bubble of vapor is formed when heating a liquid consisting of two or more components. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Given that vapor will probably have a different composition than the liquid, the bubble point (along with the dew point ) at different compositions are ...