latent.heat.vaporization: Latent Heat of Vaporization

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Latent Heat of Vaporization

Description

Latent heat of vaporization as a function of air temperature.

Usage

latent.heat.vaporization(Tair)

Arguments

Tair

Air temperature (deg C)

Details

The following formula is used:

λ = (2.501 - 0.00237*Tair)10^6

Value

λ - Latent heat of vaporization (J kg-1)

References

Stull, B., 1988: An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology (p.641) Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands

Foken, T, 2008: Micrometeorology. Springer, Berlin, Germany.

Examples

latent.heat.vaporization(seq(5,45,5))             
            

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