relative_humidity_from_specific_humidity

metpy.calc.relative_humidity_from_specific_humidity(pressure, temperature, specific_humidity)

Calculate the relative humidity from specific humidity, temperature, and pressure.

Parameters:

• pressure (pint.Quantity) – Total atmospheric pressure

• temperature (pint.Quantity) – Air temperature

• specific_humidity (pint.Quantity) – Specific humidity of air

Returns:

pint.Quantity – Relative humidity

Examples

>>> from metpy.calc import relative_humidity_from_specific_humidity
>>> from metpy.units import units
>>> relative_humidity_from_specific_humidity(1013.25 * units.hPa,
...                                          30 * units.degC, 18/1000).to('percent')
<Quantity(68.3229304, 'percent')>

See also

relative_humidity_from_mixing_ratio

Notes

Employs [WMO8] eq. 4.A.16 as derived from WMO relative humidity definition based on vapor partial pressures (eq. 4.A.15).

\[RH = \frac{w}{\epsilon + w} \frac{\epsilon + w_s}{w_s}\]

given :math: w = frac{q}{1-q}

• \(w\) is mixing ratio

• \(w_s\) is the saturation mixing ratio

• \(q\) is the specific humidity

• \(\epsilon\) is the molecular weight ratio of vapor to dry air

• \(RH\) is relative humidity as a unitless ratio

Changed in version 1.0: Changed signature from (specific_humidity, temperature, pressure)

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