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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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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Hygrometer (redirect from Humidity probe)
an instrument which measures the humidity of air or some other gas: that is, how much water vapor it contains. Humidity measurement instruments usually...
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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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passed. At 100% relative humidity, the wet-bulb temperature is equal to the air temperature (dry-bulb temperature); at lower humidity the wet-bulb temperature...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Dew point (category Humidity and hygrometry)
point. If all the other factors influencing humidity remain constant, at ground level the relative humidity rises as the temperature falls; this is because...
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Specific humidity capacity ( c p − h {\displaystyle c_{p-h}} ) relates changes in humidity content in air (ω) to changes in vapor partial pressure ( P...
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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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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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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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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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not eat" warning, are often included in dry food packages to absorb any humidity that might cause spoilage of the food. 'Wet' silica gel, as may be freshly...
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Air conditioning (redirect from Humidity control)
as 'comfort cooling') and in some cases also strictly controlling the humidity of internal air. Air conditioning can be achieved using a mechanical 'air...
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hygrometers. The measurements are usually expressed as specific humidity or percent relative humidity. The temperatures of the atmosphere and the water surface...
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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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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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temperate zones for its ornamental leaves. It requires partial shade, humidity, and good drainage to thrive. "Calathea orbifolia (Linden) H.A.Kenn. —...
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birch rod mounted outdoors which twists upwards in low humidity and downwards in high-humidity environments. These sticks were first used by the Native...
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with the word hygroscope referring in the 1790s to measuring devices for humidity level. These hygroscopes used materials, such as certain animal hairs,...
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the shoots and leaves. This is usually due to high temperatures, high humidity, darkness or drought.[citation needed] Xylem is the water-conducting tissue...
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