Water vapour
Definition and conversion of different water-vapour variables

e = partial pressure of water vapour [Pa]
p = air pressure [Pa]

q = specific hmidity = 0.622 * e / (p - 0.378 *e)  [kg/kg]
rw= mass mixing ratio = 0.622 * e / (p - e)  [kg/kg]

T = temperature
R* = universal gas constant = 8314.472 J K−1 mol−1
mw = molar mass of water vapour = 0.018015 kg/mol
Rw = individual gas constant of water vapour = R*/mw = 461.53 J K−1 kg−1

ρw = water-vapour density = e/(T Rw) [kg/m3]

TD = dewpoint temperature = {2.0798233·102 - 2.0156028·101 ln e + 4.6778925·10-1 (ln e)2 -9.2288067·10-6 (ln e)3 } /
        {1 - 1.3319669·10-1 ln e + 5.6577518·10-2 (ln e)2 - 7.5172865·10-5 (ln e)3 } [K]

E = saturation vapour pressure = exp { 54.842763 - (6763.22 / T) - 4.21 * ln(T) + 0.000367 * T
       + tanh [ 0.0415 * (T - 218.8) ] * [ 53.878 - 1331.22 / T - 9.44523 * ln(T) + 0.014025 * T ] } [Pa]

F = relative humidity = e/E

Water-vapour pressure given e: hPa     p: hPa     T: K|°C     

Specific humidity given s: g/kg     p: hPa     T: K|°C     

Mass mixing ratio given rw: g/kg     p: hPa     T: K|°C     

Water-vapour density given ρw: g/m3     p: hPa     T: K|°C     

Dewpoint temperature given TD: K|°C     p: hPa     T: K|°C     

Relative humidity given F: %     p: hPa     T: K|°C     

Water vapour