1. Dry Bulb Usually referred to as air temperature, is the air property that is most common used.

d. The Dry Bulb Temperature refers basically to the ambient air temperature. It is called "Dry Bulb" because the air temperature is indicated by a thermometer not affected by the moisture of the air.

2. Wet Bulb Temperature of adiabatic saturation. This is the temperature indicated by a moistened thermometer bulb exposed to the air flow. Wet Bulb temperature can be measured by using a thermometer with the bulb wrapped in wet muslin. The wet bulb temperature is always lower than the dry bulb temperature but will be identical with 100% relative humidity (the air is at the saturation line). 3. Dew Point

Temperature at which water vapor starts to condense out of the air (the temperature at which air becomes completely saturated). Above this temperature the moisture will stay in the air.

If the dew-point temperature is close to the dry air temperature - the relative humidity is high If the dew point is well below the dry air temperature - the relative humidity is low The Dew Point is given by the saturation line in the psychrometric chart.

4. Humidity Ratio or Relative Humidity Humidity ratio or relative humidity is the ratio of the actual mass of water vapor in the air to the mass of water vapor that would saturate the air at the same temperature.

5. Vapor Pressure At this point the vapor is said to be saturated, and the pressure of that vapor (usually expressed in mmHg) is called the saturated vapor pressure.

6. Barometric An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in weather forecasting.

7. Atmospheric Pressure Force exerted on you by the weight of tiny particles of air (air molecules). Although air molecules are invisible, they still have weight and take up space. Since there's a lot of "empty" space between air molecules, air can be compressed to fit in a smaller volume.

8. Saturation Temperature Temperature at which a substance changes its state from liquid to gas.

9. Enthalpy Enthalpy is a measure of the total energy of a thermodynamic system. It includes the internal energy, which is the energy required to create a system, and the amount of energy required to make room for it by displacing its environment and establishing its volume and pressure.

10. Super Heat The only completely accurate way to determine if an air-conditioning system is charged with the exactly correct amount of refrigerant and is operating at peak efficiency. Superheat measurements are most commonly used on home and commercial systems to determine the correct refrigerant charge.

11. Super Cool

Supercooling, also known as undercooling, is the process of lowering the temperature of a liquid or a gas below its freezing point without it becoming a solid.