HUMIDITY

WATER SOURCESOCEANS
ICE SHEETS & GLACIERS
GROUNDWATER
LAKES
ATMOSPHERE
STREAMS

HYDROLOGIC CYCLE
ALSO KNOWN AS WATER CYCLE

WATER MOVING FROM EARTH TO ATMOSPHERE
EVAPORATION - WATER CHANGES FROM LIQUID TO VAPOR

TRANSPIRATION - WATER TAKEN UP THROUGH PLANT ROOTS

SUBLIMATION - WATER CHANGES FROM SOLID TO VAPOR

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION - SUM TOTAL OF EVAPORATION & TRANSPIRATION TOGETHER

WATER MOVES FROM ATMOSPHERE TO EARTH
CONDENSATION - WATER CHANGES FROM VAPOR TO LIQUID

DEPOSITION - WATER CHANGES FROM VAPOR TO SOLID

PRECIPITATION


HUMIDITY
AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR IN THE AIR

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER - COMBINATION OF HEAT & HUMIDITY FROM MID-JULY THROUGH MID-AUGUST


SPECIFIC HUMIDITY
ALSO KNOWN AS THE MIXING RATIO

DESCRIBED AS THE MASS (WEIGHT) OF WATER VAPOR PER MASS OF DRY AIR
GRAMS (WATER) / KILOGRAM OF AIR G/KG