specific humidity saturation deficit in air

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Also known as SHD, specific_humidity_saturation_deficit_in_air

Date created: 2021-05-21
Date modified: 2022-02-01

In concept scheme

Parameter Type

Definition

The amount by which the water vapor in the air must be increased to achieve saturation without changing the environmental temperature and pressure. The saturation deficit may be expressed in terms of a vapor pressure deficit, an absolute humidity deficit, or a relative humidity deficit.

Broaders

• atmospheric parameter

Exact match

• https://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Saturation_deficit

source

glossary.ametsoc.org

notation

SHD

note

SHD is the abbreviation for the variable specified by OzFlux (http://ozflux.org.au/portal/docs/VariableNamesandDefinitions.pdf).