Lab 2 Calcualtion of Dew Point Temperature Using Different Methods
Lab 2 Calcualtion of Dew Point Temperature Using Different Methods
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Submitted by Suyog Bhattarai
LAB-2
Date: 2080-11-21 (Monday)
t d ≈ t− ( 100−RH
5 ) ------(1)
where, t and td are in degree Celsius and RH is in percent
The next methods we used to evaluate dew point temperature is as follows;
t d=
[
B1 ln ( )
RH A1 t
+
]
100 B 1 t --------(2)
A 1−ln ¿ ¿
where,
td = dew point temperature in ˚C
B1 = 243.04, A1 = 17.625
RH = relative humidity
t = observed temperature in ˚C
The method that are used to calculate the dew point temperature recognizing that the dew point
depression (t -td) depends approximately on the square of the absolute temperature T 2 further
applying the modifications with coefficient we get formula as;
t d=t− ( 100−RH
5 ) ¿---------------(3)
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Date: 2080-11-21 (Monday)
RESULT
The equation represents a simplified for estimating the dew point temperature (t d) based on the
observed temperature (t) and relative humidity (RH). The relative humidity (RH) is at 100% the
term (
100−RH
5 )
becomes 0, resulting td ≈ t as the temperature is t=0˚C, t=10 ˚C, t=20 ˚C, and
t=30 ˚C, as the relative humidity falls down from the 100% the dew point started to decreases
which can be clearly observed in the calculated data in the table.
In all three equation the dew point temperature decreases with decrease in humidity value but in
the case of equation (2), the dew point temperature falls very rapidly even it reaches -50 ˚C at
1% humidity at 0 ˚C temperature than compare to the equation (1) and equation (3). For instance,
observing dew point temperature at 1 % relative humidity at different temperature scale.
The graphs have been plotted with calculated value of equation (3) which clearly indicates that
the dew point temperature has been decreasing rapidly with decreasing Relative humidity %.
After the 10% relative humidity the graphs shows the dew point temperature had been sinks
more deeply as compare to the different % of the RH. At different % levels of relative humidity
the dew point temperature had dropped gradually in all the four different temperature scale. The
graphs below plotted shows the relation ship between dew point temperature and relative
humidity.
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LAB-2
Date: 2080-11-21 (Monday)
20.00
10.00
0.00
-10.00
-20.00
-30.00
-40.00
-50.00
-60.00
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Relative humidity (%)
td=0˚C td=10˚C td=20˚C td=30˚C
Figure: Dew point temperature calculated using the equation (2) showing the relative humidity at
% and temperature at t=0˚C, t=10 ˚C, t=20 ˚C, and t=30 ˚C.
CONCLUSION
The dew point temperature had been calculated using the different methods in which it can
clearly observed that the dew point temperature decreases with fallen in relative humidity %.
Also, to mention that the dew point calculated using equation (2) has the lesser dew point
temperature value as compare to another equations value and the dew point temperature falls
relatively more when the humidity is less than 10%. Also, all equations are calculated and the
data is mentions below.
References:
Lawrence, M. G., 2005: The relationship between relative humidity and the dew point
temperature in moist air: A simple conversion and applications, Bull. Am. Meteorol.
Soc., 86, 225–233.
(National weather service ) : https://shorturl.at/jzHP6
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