Saturday, October 14, 2017

Mary, Mary, How does your dewpoint vary?

Today we are modifying the old nursery rhyme which inquires about Mary's garden  to consider typical fluctuations in dewpoint temperature.  Since the dewpoint depends on the total atmospheric pressure, and that changes from day-to-day, the dewpoint will change (for a given amount of moisture in the air) as the barometric pressure changes. We'll also look at how dewpoint might change with altitude.