Entry: Wet-bulb thermometer
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URI: http://codes.wmo.int/wmdr/ObservingMethodAtmosphere/340
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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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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Wet-bulb thermometer
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340
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