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A note on the psychrometric equation

Kurze Bemerkung zur Psychrometergleichung

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Vapor pressure was determined by the psychrometric equation using two forms of the psychrometric “constant”. As the relative humidity increased the differences between these two formulations decreased.

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Der Dampfdruck wurde mittels der Psychrometergleichung unter Verwendung zweier verschiedener Formen der Psychrometerkonstante bestimmt. Mit zunehmender relativer Feuchte nimmt die Differenz zwischen den beiden Formulierungen ab.

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  1. A. Weiss (Assistant Professor of Agricultural Meteorology)

    Present address: University of Nebraska-Panhandle Station, 4502 Avenue I, 69361, Scottsbluff, NB, U.S.A.

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    Published as Paper Number 5336, Journal Series, Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station.

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    Weiss, A. A note on the psychrometric equation. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biokl. A. 28, 267–270 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02310171

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