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Discussion Forum : Water Resources Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 15)
15.
Absolute humidity in air
decreases at higher altitudes
increases at higher altitudes
remains constant at all altitudes
none of these.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Vasanth said:   1 decade ago
How is it possible?

Basava said:   8 years ago
Temperature goes on decreases as altitude increases, I, e moisture increases so answer is B.

Roy said:   8 years ago
Humidity decreases with altitude. Here is an example:

A cubic meter of moisture saturated air at 15 degrees Celsius cannot contain more than 13 grams of water. If that air rises and cools down by the average adiabatic lapse rate of 0.65 C per 100 meters, when reaching 2,300 meters, the temperature will be 0 C (freezing point).
But at that temperature, the air is already saturated with only 5 grams per cubic meter. It means that, during that rising, the air must get rid of 13 - 5 = 8 grams of water per cubic meter.

And it does it by condensation and that's how clouds are forming!

So, the absolute humidity (volume of water per volume of air) decreases with the altitude but the relative humidity (percent of saturation point) stays the same in both cases since the air is still saturated and the relative humidity is 100 percent.
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Faysal Mirza said:   7 years ago
Absolute humidity is the total measure of water in the atmosphere (not percentage of saturation). As you get higher in altitude, the atmosphere becomes thinner (less pressure). This means that the total amount of water vapor the atmosphere can potentially hold is decreased.

Satyam said:   6 years ago
Thanks @Roy.

Arun Kumar Mangalore said:   4 years ago
Humidity is more at sea place.

Increasing height humidity is less at the mountain.

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