THE SULFUR-OXIDIZING PROKARYOTES. Biological oxidation of hydrogen sulfide to sulfate is one of the major reactions of the global sulfur cycle. Reduced inorganic sulfur compounds (referred to below as sulfur) are exclusively oxidized by prokaryotes, and sulfate is the major oxidation product. Sulfur oxidation in members of theEukarya is mediated by lithoautotrophic bacterial endosymbionts (44).
In simpler terms: the dew point, or frost point, is the temperature at which dew or frost will form should the air temperature fall sufficiently. Other things being equal, as the temperature falls, the relative humidity rises, reaching 100% at the dew point, at least at ground level.ew point temperature is never greater than the air temperature, since the relative humidity cannot exceed 100%.
Â­Relative humidity is the ratio of the current absolute humidity to the highest possible absolute humidity (which depends on the current air temperature). A reading of 100 percent relative humidity means that the air is totally saturated with water vapor and cannot hold any more, creatinÂ­g the possibility of rain.