Symbol glossary¶

Symbol	Name
$C_{p}$	specific heat capacity for dry air
$e$	water vapor pressure
$e_{s a t}$	saturated vapor pressure
$g$	standard acceleration due to gravity
$P$	pressure
$P_{F}$	reference surface pressure
$q$	specific humidity
$q_{s a t}$	saturated specific humidity
$R_{d}$	gas constant for dry air
$R h$	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
$w_{s a t}$	saturated water vapor mixing ratio
$θ$	potential temperature
$ϵ$	ratio of the gas constant for dry air ( $R_{d}$ ) over the gas constant for water vapor ( $R_{v}$ )