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Liquid water mixing ratio

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-006993

The ratio of the mass of liquid water, such as cloud droplets, to the mass of dry air in a given volume of atmosphere. This dimensionless quantity is a measure of the concentration of liquid water in a cloud or air parcel. It is typically expressed in grams of liquid water per kilogram of dry air (g/kg).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-006993
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
See alsoMixing ratio; Total water mixing ratio
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-006993",
  "term": "Liquid water mixing ratio",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The ratio of the mass of liquid water, such as cloud droplets, to the mass of dry air in a given volume of atmosphere. This dimensionless quantity is a measure of the concentration of liquid water in a cloud or air parcel. It is typically expressed in grams of liquid water per kilogram of dry air (g/kg).",
  "see_also": [
    "mixing ratio",
    "total water mixing ratio"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/liquid-water-mixing-ratio/"
}

Record 5,616 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.