dewpoint: Dew-point temperature (t_d)

Description Usage Arguments Value Author(s) Examples

Description

Calculates the dew-point temperature based on humidity ratios. Eq. 37 & 38 - ASHRAE Fundamentals Handbook 2002, Psychrometrics.

Usage

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dewpoint(hum.ratio, alt = 0)

Arguments

hum.ratio

Vector of humidity ratios [kg/kg].

alt

Vector of altitudes [m]. Defaults to 0 m (sea level).

Value

Returns a vector of dew-point temperatures [degC].

Author(s)

Christoffer Rasmussen

Examples

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dewpoint(hum.ratio = 0.010)

hum.ratio = seq(0, 0.050, by = 0.001)
plot(dewpoint(hum.ratio = hum.ratio), hum.ratio,
     xlab = "Dew-point [degC]",
     ylab = "Humidity ratio [kg/kg]")

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