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Appendix D. Useful Equations

Vapor Pressure from Molar Mixing Ratio and Water Vapor Density

v

v

X

P

X

e

+

=

1000

(D-12)

(

)

v

v

M

T

R

e

15

.

273

+

=

ρ

(D-13)

Equations (D-1) and (D-2) were derived from:

Leuning, R.: 2005, “Measurements of Trace Gas Fluxes in the

Atmosphere Using Eddy Covariance: WPL Corrections Revisited”,

Handbook of Micrometeorology,

29, 119-132.

Equations (D-3), (D-4), (D-5), (D-7), (D-9), and (D-13) were derived from:

Bolton, D.: 1980, “The Computation of Equivalent Potential

Temperature”, Monthly Weather Review,

108, 1046-1053.

Equations (D-6), (D-8), (D-10) and (D-11) were derived from:

Buck, A. L.: 1981; “New Equations for Computing Vapor Pressure and

Enhancement Factor”, Journal of Applied Meteorology,

20, 1528-1532.

D-3