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Appendix B _______________________________________________________ Calculation Formulas
VAISALA _______________________________________________________________________ 175
The water vapor pressure is calculated using:
100
ws
w
P
RHP ⋅=
(7)
Parts per million by volume is calculated using:
( )
w
w
v
Pp
P
ppm
−
⋅=
6
10
(8)
Symbols:
T
d
=
dewpoint temperature (°C)
P
w
=
water vapour pressure (hPa)
P
ws
=
water vapour saturation pressure (Pa)
RH
=
relative humidity (%)
x
=
mixing ratio (g/kg)
p
=
atmospheric pressure (hPa)
a
=
absolute humidity (g/m
3
)
T
=
temperature (K)
h
=
enthalpy (kJ/kg)