Hydrology and Floodplain Analysis by Bedient et.al. Chapter 1 Problem 3


Explain the difference between humidity and relative humidity.


Solution:

Humidity is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere and can be expressed in several ways. Specific humidity is a mass of water vapor in a unit mass of moist air while relative humidity is a ratio of the air’s actual water vapor content compared to the amount of water vapor at saturation for that temperature.


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