
Appendix A ______________________________________________________ Calculation Formulas
VAISALA ______________________________________________________________________ 183
The water vapor pressure is calculated using:
100
ws
w
P
RH
P
(7)
Parts per million by volume is calculated using:
w
w
v
P
p
P
ppm
6
10
(8)
Symbols:
Td
= dewpoint
temperature
(°C)
Pw
=
water vapour pressure (hPa)
Pws
=
water vapour saturation pressure (Pa)
RH
= relative
humidity
(%)
x
=
mixing ratio (g/kg)
p
=
atmospheric pressure (hPa)
a
=
absolute humidity (g/m3)
T
= temperature
(K)
h
= enthalpy
(kJ/kg)