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Wet-bulb thermometer  

DESCRIPTION

  • A thermometer having a bulb that is kept moistened when humidity determinations are being made with a psychrometer. The wet-bulb temperature is the temperature a parcel of air would have if it were cooled to saturation (100% relative humidity) by the evaporation of water into it, with the latent heat being supplied by the parcel.

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http://codes.wmo.int/wmdr/ObservingMethodAtmosphere/340

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