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Methods of humidity determination Part I: Hygrometry

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Part I of the short survey covers definitions of air humidity and the respective measuring methods such as hygrometry, psychrometry, dew point measurement, LIDAR hygrometry and humidity sensors. Techniques based on property changes of matter with adsorbed moisture from air are reviewed.

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  1. BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Unter den Eichen 87, 12205, Berlin, Germany

    Katrin Rübner

  2. İzmir Institute of Technology Faculty of Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering, Gulbah çeköyü Urla İzmir, Turkey

    D. Balköse

  3. Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Analytische Chemie der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Duesbergweg 10–14, 55099, Mainz, Germany

    E. Robens

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Rübner, K., Balköse, D. & Robens, E. Methods of humidity determination Part I: Hygrometry. J Therm Anal Calorim 94, 669–673 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-008-9349-8

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