geocat.comp.meteorology._relhum_ice

geocat.comp.meteorology._relhum_ice(t, w, p)

Calculates relative humidity with respect to ice, given temperature, mixing ratio, and pressure.

“Improved Magnus’ Form Approx. of Saturation Vapor pressure” Oleg A. Alduchov and Robert E. Eskridge http://www.osti.gov/scitech/servlets/purl/548871/ https://doi.org/10.2172/548871

Parameters

• t (numpy.ndarray, list, float) – Temperature in Kelvin

• w (numpy.ndarray, list, float) – Mixing ratio in kg/kg. Must have the same dimensions as temperature

• p (numpy.ndarray, list, float) – Pressure in Pa. Must have the same dimensions as temperature

Returns

rh (numpy.ndarray) – Relative humidity. Will have the same dimensions as temperature

See also

Related GeoCAT Functions: relhum, relhum_ice, relhum_water, _xrelhum

Related NCL Functions: relhum, relhum_ttd, relhum_ice, relhum_water