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H_abs}v1rev 42013-07-04Todd S. Glickman, Glossary of Meteorology, 2nd Ed., American Meteorological Society.

absolute humidity

0112/2///61360_4#AAF894

in a system of moist air, the ratio of the mass of water vapour present to the volume occupied by the mixture; that is, the density of the water vapour component

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property

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Code
AAF894
Data type
REAL_MEASURE_TYPEmeasure
Unit
UAA487 UAA487
Used by classes (1)

All properties19#

Version
1
Revision
4
Preferred name
absolute humidity
Short name
H_abs}
Definition
in a system of moist air, the ratio of the mass of water vapour present to the volume occupied by the mixture; that is, the density of the water vapour component
Definition source
Todd S. Glickman, Glossary of Meteorology, 2nd Ed., American Meteorological Society.
Unit structure
g/m³
Drawing reference
NR3..3.3ES2
Initial value
0112/2///62720#UAA487 UAA487
Responsible committee
TC3, SC3D
Published in
NON_DEPENDENT_P_DET
Status level
Standard
Version release date
2015-08-17
Revision release date
2013-07-04
Version initiation date
2015-08-17
MDC_P022
REAL_MEASURE_TYPE
MDC_P040
K02