Symbol glossary

Symbol	Name
\(C_{p}\)	specific heat capacity for dry air
\(e\)	vapor pressure of pure water vapor
\(e_\text{sat w/i}\)	saturated vapor pressure of pure water vapor over water or ice
\(e'\)	vapor pressure of moist air
\(e'_\text{sat w/i}\)	saturation vapor pressure in moist air
\(g\)	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
\(r\)	mixing ratio of water vapor in dry air
\(r_\text{sat}\)	saturation mixing ratio of water vapor in dry air
\(\theta\)	potential temperature
\(\epsilon\)	ratio of the gas constant for dry air (\(R_{d}\)) over the gas constant for water vapor (\(R_{v}\))