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 pressuretemperature (
pint.Quantity
) – Air temperaturespecific_humidity (
pint.Quantity
) – Specific humidity of air
- Returns
pint.Quantity
– Relative humidity
See also
Notes
Formula based on that from [Hobbs1977] pg. 74. and [Salby1996] pg. 118.
\[RH = \frac{q}{(1-q)w_s}\]\(RH\) is relative humidity as a unitless ratio
\(q\) is specific humidity
\(w_s\) is the saturation mixing ratio
Changed in version 1.0: Changed signature from
(specific_humidity, temperature, pressure)