saturation_mixing_ratio¶

metpy.calc.saturation_mixing_ratio(tot_press, temperature)[source]¶

Calculate the saturation mixing ratio of water vapor.

This calculation is given total pressure and the temperature. The implementation uses the formula outlined in [Hobbs1977] pg.73.

Parameters:	tot_press (pint.Quantity) – Total atmospheric pressure temperature (pint.Quantity) – The temperature
Returns:	pint.Quantity – The saturation mixing ratio, dimensionless