Vapor Pressure From Dewpoint
Compute water vapor pressure from dewpoint temperature using the Magnus formula.
Description
Compute water vapor pressure from dewpoint temperature using the Magnus formula.
Vapor Pressure From Dewpoint: Compute water vapor pressure from dewpoint temperature using the Magnus formula.
When to use Vapor Pressure From Dewpoint
Use this chemistry calculator to reproduce a named relationship with explicit quantities and units for study, laboratory planning, or an independent numerical check.
- Dewpoint temperature (°C)
- Required number input.
How Vapor Pressure From Dewpoint works
Compute water vapor pressure from dewpoint temperature using the Magnus formula. The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.1
- Vapor pressure (hPa)
- The resulting vapor pressure returned as a number.
Limitations and assumptions
- Humidity and wet-bulb relationships depend on pressure, temperature scales, phase conventions, ventilation, and the selected saturation-vapor-pressure correlation. Local measurements and full psychrometric methods are needed for precision work.
- Use finite inputs in the displayed units and preserve more precision than the final presentation requires. Independently verify safety-critical, financial, compliance, or production decisions.
Alternative or Complementary approaches
Check units and significant figures, compare the result with limiting cases, and use measured or source-specific constants where available. Laboratory, safety, and regulatory decisions require validated methods and appropriate uncertainty analysis.
References
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Psychrometrics — Wikipedia contributors
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