Lesson 1
Chapters 1 & 2
Lesson 2
Chapter 3 & Instrument Supplement
Lesson 3
Weather Maps
Lesson 4
Chapter 4
Lesson 5
Chapter 5
Lesson 6
Chapter 6
Lesson 7
Chapter 7
Lesson 8
Chapter 8
Lesson 9
Chapter 9
Lesson 10
Chapter 10
Lesson 11
Wind Shear and Turbulence
Lesson 12
Icing
Lesson 13
Visibility
Lesson 14
Case Study/Self-Briefing
Lesson 15
Case Study/Self-Briefing
Lesson 16
Case Study/Self-Briefing

LESSON 6: ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE

Relative Humidity

This applet simulates what happens inside your house when the temperature and dew point change outside. You have control over the outdoor values by sliding the red colored portion of the two thermometers (one for temperature and one for dew point). The Relative Humidity meter will instantly tell you the value for the outside.

As you change the values outside, your indoor environment is slower to change. If the air is colder outside, your furnace will cycle on and off, keeping the house at approximately the value you set the thermostat to.

Your activities also change change the indoor environment. Select a few of these and look at their impact.

And of course...Have Fun

Background

Practice

Assignment

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This web based lab section is being developed with assistance from the College of Letters and Science and the Cooperative Institute of Meteorological Satellite Studies.   Material presented is Copyrighted (C) 2000 by Steve Ackerman .  Feel free to use this material for non-profit educational purposes!