saturation_mixing_ratio

metpy.calc.saturation_mixing_ratio(total_press, temperature)

Calculate the saturation mixing ratio of water vapor.

This calculation is given total atmospheric pressure and air temperature.

Parameters

• total_press (pint.Quantity) – Total atmospheric pressure

• temperature (pint.Quantity) – Air temperature

Returns

pint.Quantity – Saturation mixing ratio, dimensionless

Notes

This function is a straightforward implementation of the equation given in many places, such as [Hobbs1977] pg.73:

\[r_s = \epsilon \frac{e_s}{p - e_s}\]

Changed in version 1.0: Renamed tot_press parameter to total_press

saturation_equivalent_potential_temperature saturation_vapor_pressure