Symbol glossaryΒΆ

Symbol

Name

\(e\)

water vapor pressure

\(e_{sat}\)

saturated vapor pressure

\(g\)

standard acceleration due to gravity

\(P\)

pressure

\(q\)

specific humidity

\(q_{sat}\)

saturated specific humidity

\(R_{d}\)

gas constant for dry air

\(Rh\)

relative humidity

\(R_{v}\)

gas constant for water vapor

\(T\)

temperature

\(T_{d}\)

dew point temperature

\(T_{v}\)

virtual temperature

\(u\)

eastward wind

\(v\)

northward wind

\(V_{d}\)

wind direction

\(V_{s}\)

wind speed

\(w\)

water vapor mixing ratio

\(w_{sat}\)

saturated water vapor mixing ratio

\(\epsilon\)

ratio of the gas constant for dry air (\(R_{d}\)) over the gas constant for water vapor (\(R_{v}\))