Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the human eye. Humidity...
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Humidity buffering refers to the ability of materials to moderate changes in relative humidity by absorbing and desorbing water vapour from surrounding...
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Hygrometer (redirect from Humidity probe)
an instrument which measures the humidity of air or some other gas: that is, how much of it is water vapor. Humidity measurement instruments usually rely...
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Heat index (redirect from Temperature-Humidity Index)
temperature and relative humidity, in shaded areas, to posit a human-perceived equivalent temperature, as how hot it would feel if the humidity were some other...
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Humidity (Serbian: Vlažnost) is a 2016 Serbian drama film directed by Nikola Ljuca. It was named as one of five films that could be chosen as the Serbian...
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A humidity indicator card (HIC) is a card on which a moisture-sensitive chemical is impregnated such that it will change color when the indicated relative...
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The critical relative humidity (CRH) of a salt is defined as the relative humidity of the surrounding atmosphere (at a certain temperature) at which the...
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Humidifier (section Prevention of low indoor humidity)
ventilates humidity. Density of air: Typically 1.2 for dry air. Humidity Current relative humidity: 20% Humidity needed to reach 55%: 35% Humidity ratio for...
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the temperature of a parcel of air cooled to saturation (100% relative humidity) by the evaporation of water into it, with the latent heat supplied by...
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Humidex (redirect from Humidity index)
The humidex (short for humidity index) is an index number used by Canadian meteorologists to describe how hot the weather feels to the average person,...
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Dew point (category Humidity and hygrometry)
to be cooled to (at constant pressure) in order to produce a relative humidity of 100%. This temperature depends on the pressure and water content of...
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Humidistat (category Humidity and hygrometry)
electronic device analogous to a thermostat but which responds to relative humidity, not temperature. A typical humidistat is usually included with portable...
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Convergence zone (redirect from Humidity Convergence Zone)
A convergence zone in meteorology is a region in the atmosphere where two prevailing flows meet and interact, usually resulting in distinctive weather...
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water vapor in the air from a relative humidity (RH = % local air humidity measured / local total air humidity possible ) Given an RH percentage, the...
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Soil moisture (redirect from Soil humidity)
temperatures (for example at night) or high humidity, and the reverse occurs under high temperature or low humidity. It is these processes that cause guttation...
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The Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) is a five-channel passive microwave radiometer, with channels from 89 to 190 GHz. It is very similar in design to...
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Hygroreception is the ability to detect changes in the moisture and humidity content of an environment. It is a sense that is not present in humans. Many...
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difference between dry-bulb temperature and wet-bulb temperature (see relative humidity). In arid climates, evaporative cooling can reduce energy consumption and...
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Modified atmosphere/modified humidity (MA/MH) packaging is a technology used to preserve the quality of fresh produce so that it can be sold to markets...
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hygroscopy (/haɪˈɡrɒskəpi/) uses combining forms of hygro- (for moisture or humidity) and -scopy. Unlike any other -scopy word, it no longer refers to a viewing...
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by humans, caused by the combined effects of air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed. The measure is most commonly applied to the perceived outdoor...
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Psychrometrics (category Humidity and hygrometry)
attract water, usually in proportion to the relative humidity or above a critical relative humidity. Such substances include cotton, paper, cellulose, other...
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is an air conditioning device which reduces and maintains the level of humidity in the air. This is done usually for health or thermal comfort reasons...
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is a storage container in which the interior is kept at a low level of humidity. It may be as simple as an airtight and watertight enclosure, or it may...
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Righteousness And Humidity is a 2003 album recorded by the English guitarist Martin Simpson and released on the Topic Records label. "John Hardy" (Trad...
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Humidity (2000) is an album by the American ambient musician Robert Rich. It is a three disc set of live material recorded in 1998. Disc one was recorded...
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cultures or cell cultures. The incubator maintains optimal temperature, humidity and other conditions such as the CO2 and oxygen content of the atmosphere...
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Wine cellar (section Humidity)
containers. In an active wine cellar, important factors such as temperature and humidity are maintained by a climate control system. In contrast, passive wine cellars...
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