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Absolute humidity |
The mass of water vapor contained in a certain volume of air
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Greenhouse effect |
The process by which certain gases (principally water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane) trap heat that would otherwise escape the earth and radiate into space
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Humidity |
The moisture content of air
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Parts per million |
The number of molecules (or atoms) of a substance in a mixture for every one million molecules (or atoms) in that mixture
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Relative humidity |
A quantity expressing humidity as a percentage of the maximum absolute humidity for that particular temperature
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