Wet bulb depression definitions

wet bulb depression

Dependent on the temperature and the humidity of the air, it is the difference between the dry bulb and the wet bulb readings.
Found on http://www.avon-weather.com/glossary.html

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wet-bulb depression

(from the article `psychrometer`) ...to determine the relative humidity and dew-point temperature of the air. A decrease in the humidity of the air brings an increase in the ...
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/w/27

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Wet-Bulb Depression

The value calculated by subtracting a wet-bulb thermometer reading from a dry-bulb thermometer reading. Used to determine the air's relative humidity or dew point from a psychrometric table.
Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeoglos/w.html

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