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Also known as atmospheric humidity

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Relationship between the humidity and temperature of inspired gas and the function of the airway mucosa.ReviewCritical care medicine · 1996Williams R, Rankin N, Smith T et al.DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199611000-00025
Microscale Humidity Sensor Based on Iron-Coated Elaters of Equisetum Spores.Biosensors · 2024Liu Y, Lin Z, Li X et al.DOI: 10.3390/bios14090414
Humidity gradients in the air spaces of leaves.Nature plants · 2022Wong SC, Canny MJ, Holloway-Phillips M et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41477-022-01202-1
Humidity impacts volatile anesthetic and heat responses of malignant hyperthermia susceptible mice.Skeletal muscle · 2026He M, Riazi S, van den Bersselaar LR et al.DOI: 10.1186/s13395-025-00411-4
The effects of humidity on thermoregulatory physiology of a small songbird.The Journal of experimental biology · 2024Porter CK, Cortes KM, Levy O et al.DOI: 10.1242/jeb.247357
Humidity regulation in the management of asthma patients sensitized to house dust mites.ReviewThe Quarterly journal of medicine · 1994Hyndman SJ, Brown DL, Ewan PW et al.
Tuning orb spider glycoprotein glue performance to habitat humidity.ReviewThe Journal of experimental biology · 2018Opell BD, Jain D, Dhinojwala A et al.DOI: 10.1242/jeb.161539
Water balance and humidity requirements of house dust mites.ReviewExperimental & applied acarology · 1992Arlian LGDOI: 10.1007/BF01201490

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Subclass of: moisture
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different from: relative humidity
Commons category: Humidity
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Digital Atlas of Idaho URL: digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/clima/imaging/humid.htm
characteristic of: air

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Contents

Definitions
Absolute humidity
Relative humidity
Specific humidity
Related concepts
Measurement
Air density and volume
Pressure dependence
Enhancement factor
Effects
Climate
Global climate
Animal and plant life
Human comfort
Human health
Building construction
Vehicles
Aviation
Electronics
Industry
Baking
Other important facts
Relationship between absolute humidity, relative humidity, and temperature
References
Citations
General sources
Further reading
External links

thumb|Global distribution of relative humidity at the surface averaged over the years 1981–2010 from the CHELSA-BIOCLIM+ data set

Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the naked eye. Humidity indicates the likelihood for precipitation, dew, or fog to be present.

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