Humidity in the Atmosphere: Physical basis, instruments, and applications

Authors

Adalberto Tejeda Martínez (ed)
Veracruz University
Irving R. Méndez Pérez (ed)
Veracruz University
Norma Catalina Rodríguez (ed)
Veracruz University
Elisa Tejeda Zacarías (ed)
Veracruz University

Keywords:

Atmosphere, water, temperature, air humidity, thermodynamics, measuring instruments, dew point

Synopsis

This book deals with topics such as the atmosphere, water, temperature and humidity in the air from a basic viewpoint and, in a formal manner, the thermodynamics of humid air, as well as dedicates a chapter to measuring instruments, from the most ancient times to the most modern. It lists the most useful formulas for calculating humidity and other related variables, such as the dew point, the plant-animal-atmosphere humidity flow, the effects of humidity on health and on the bio-climate and habitat of human beings, the relationship between atmospheric humidity and the food, textile, and pharmaceutical industries, and there are also comments on their effects over two types of emblematic installations of cultural evolution: industrial plants and artistic objects.

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Author Biographies

Adalberto Tejeda Martínez, Veracruz University

He is a professor-researcher of the Bachelor’s Degree in Atmospheric Sciences at the Universidad Veracruzana in the city of Xalapa, from which he graduated. He also has a PhD in Geography from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He has proposed various simple models to estimate climatological variables, some of which are recorded in the Solar Compendium of Mexico (Prontuario solar de México: www.ucol.mx/publicacionesenlinea/).

Irving R. Méndez Pérez, Veracruz University

He has a Bachalor’s Degree in Atmospheric Sciences from the Universidad Veracruzana (UV) and a Master’s Degree in Geography from the UNAM. He is a researcher at the Center of Earth Sciences of the UV. His main line of work is in Human Bioclimatology, specifically the consequences of climate on the comfort and health of people.

Norma Catalina Rodríguez, Veracruz University

She is a Meteorologist from the National University of Buenos Aires (Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires) and completed post studies at Pennsylvania State University (USA). She worked at the Nationsl Meteorological Service of Argentina (Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Argentina) and has taught at the National Universities of Buenos Aires and Cordoba, aas well as at the National Technologicals of Córdoba, Santa Fe and Tucumán (Argentina), and the Universidad Veracruzana (México). She has published various works in indexed magazines dealing with Physics of the Atmosphere.

Elisa Tejeda Zacarías, Veracruz University

She is a Phycisist who graduated from the UNAM, where she obtained her title by way of a thesis on Quantum Optics applied to telecommunications and has a Master’s Degree from the Saclay University in Paris, France.

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La portada combina fotografía científica y paisaje natural.  En primer plano, a la izquierda, se observa un instrumento metálico de medición meteorológica, probablemente un psicrómetro o pluviómetro, con estructura cilíndrica y superficie brillante de acero. Refleja el cielo y da una sensación de precisión y tecnología.  El fondo de la imagen muestra un atardecer o amanecer con nubes dispersas iluminadas por tonos cálidos —naranja, dorado, violeta y azul suave—. El sol se encuentra cerca del horizonte, parcialmente cubierto por nubes, generando un resplandor que tiñe el cielo y las siluetas de los árboles y palmeras en la parte baja.  El conjunto combina elementos humanos y naturales: la ciencia (el instrumento) y la atmósfera viva (el paisaje).

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Published

December 14, 2018

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978-607-8549-50-4

How to Cite

Tejeda Martínez, A. ., Méndez Pérez, I. R., Rodríguez, N. C., & Tejeda Zacarías, E. (2018). Humidity in the Atmosphere: Physical basis, instruments, and applications. University of Colima. https://www.libros.ucol.mx/index.php/dgp/catalog/book/156