VAPPRS {TrenchR}

Saturation Vapor Pressure

Description

The function calculates saturation vapor pressure for a given air temperature. The program is based on equations from List (1971) and code implementation from NicheMapR (Kearney and Porter 2017; Kearney and Porter 2020).

Usage

VAPPRS(db)

Arguments

db

numeric Dry bulb temperature (C)

Value

esat numeric Saturation vapor pressure (Pa)

References

Kearney MR, Porter WP (2017). “NicheMapR - an R package for biophysical modelling: the microclimate model.” Ecography, 40, 664-674. doi: 10.1111/ecog.02360.

Kearney MR, Porter WP (2020). “NicheMapR - an R package for biophysical modelling: the ectotherm and Dynamic Energy Budget models.” Ecography, 43(1), 85-96. doi: 10.1111/ecog.04680.

List RJ (1971). “Smithsonian Meteorological Tables.” Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 114(1), 1-527. https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/23746.

Examples

  VAPPRS(db = 30)