HUMIDITY:

Geographic Important Phases

of Hydrologic cycle
FORMATION, FORMS(PHILLIPPINE SETTING), TYPES AND
ARTIFICIALLY INDUCED
WHAT IS HUMIDITY?
HUMIDITY is:
• A measure of the amount of
water in the air.

• Water is added to the air by

the process of EVAPORATION.
BASIC CONCEPTS: (review)

EVAPORATION CONDENSATION
• Adds vapor to the air. • Removes vapor from
the air.
• When a liquid (water • When water vapor
in the water cycle) is cools and changes
heated and changes from a gas to a liquid.
from a liquid to a gas.
EVAPORATION

“WATER VAPOR”
DID YOU KNOW ?
TYPES OF HUMIDITY:

 Absolute humidity

 Relative humidity

 Specific Humidity
ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY

• Absolute humidity (expressed as grams of water vapor

per cubic meter volume of air) is a measure of the actual
amount of water vapor (moisture) in the air, regardless of
the airs temperature. The higher the amount (weight) of
water vapor per kilogram, the higher the absolute
humidity.
• The maximum absolute humidity of warm air at 30°C/86°F
is approximately 30g of water vapor. (30 g/m3)
• The maximum absolute humidity of cold air at 0°C/32°F is
approximately 5g of water vapor. (5 g/m3)
RELATIVE HUMIDITY:
• RELATIVE HUMIDITY is the amount of water in
the air compared to the amount of water the air
could possibly hold.
• Humidity values are usually given as Relative
Humidity.
SATURATION

• If the air is SATURATED, it is holding ALL of the

water that it can hold.

• WARM air expands and can hold more water vapor

than COLD air, so it takes more water to
saturate warm air.

• If the air is saturated, its Relative Humidity is

100%, and if the temperature drops
PRECIPITATION will occur.
SPECIFIC HUMIDITY
• It is the ratio of mass of water vapours actually present in
the air to a unit mass of air including the water vapour (dry air
+ moisture).
• It is expressed as grams of water vapour per kg of moist air
mass.
• The maximum specific humidity at 20°C is approximately
15g per kg.
• The maximum specific humidity at 30°C is approximately
26 g per kg and at -10°C, it is 2 g per kg.
END.
REFERENCES:

• http://class.atmos.ucla.edu/AS3/scrns/pdf_files/05humidity.aos3.notes.pdf
• http://www.weatherquestions.com/What_is_water_vapor.html
• Gribbin, J. E. (2014). Introduction to hydraulics and hydrology with
applications for storm water management(3rd Ed.)
• https://www.infoplease.com/science/weather/weather-moisture-and-
humidity