How are dew point and saturated air relate?

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SCooke
Jan 10, 2016

They are both measures or values of the amount of water in the atmosphere.

Explanation:

Dew point is a physical measurement of the temperature at which the atmospheric vapor water condenses into a liquid. That is the temperature at which the atmosphere is "saturated" with water.

Saturated air means the air contains the maximum amount of water vapor that it can hold before it will condense out (rain or dew). Thus, saturated air is at its dew point. It is also called 100% relative humidity.

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