Dew point depression

Dew point depression

The dew point depression (T-Td) is the difference between the temperature and dew point temperature at a certain height in the atmosphere.

The smaller the difference, the more moisture there is, and the higher the relative humidity. In the lower troposphere, more moisture (small dew point depression) results in lower cloud bases and is also important to severe thunderstorms.[clarification needed] Conversely, instability is increased when there is a mid-level dry layer (large dew point depression) known as a "dry punch", which is favorable for convection if the lower layer is buoyant.

As it measures moisture content in the atmosphere, the dew point depression is also an important indicator in agricultural and forest meteorology, particularly in predicting wildfires.

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