Symbol glossaryΒΆ
Symbol  | 
Name  | 
|---|---|
\(C_{p}\)  | 
specific heat capacity for dry air  | 
\(e\)  | 
water vapor pressure  | 
\(e_{sat}\)  | 
saturated vapor pressure  | 
\(g\)  | 
standard acceleration due to gravity  | 
\(P\)  | 
pressure  | 
\(P_{F}\)  | 
reference surface 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  | 
\(\theta\)  | 
potential temperature  | 
\(\epsilon\)  | 
ratio of the gas constant for dry air (\(R_{d}\)) over the gas constant for water vapor (\(R_{v}\))  |