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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The ratio of the mass of liquid water to the mass of [[dry air]] in a unit  volume of air.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Units are mass of liquid water per mass of dry air, such as g kg<sup>&minus;1</sup>. <br/>''Compare'' [[mixing ratio]], [[total  water mixing ratio]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The ratio of the mass of liquid water to the mass of [[dry air]] in a unit  volume of air.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Units are mass of liquid water per mass of dry air, such as g kg<sup>-1</sup>. <br/>''Compare'' [[mixing ratio]], [[total  water mixing ratio]].</div><br/> </div>
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liquid water mixing ratio

The ratio of the mass of liquid water to the mass of dry air in a unit volume of air.

Units are mass of liquid water per mass of dry air, such as g kg-1.
Compare mixing ratio, total water mixing ratio.


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