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%.
The relative humidity of an air-water mixture is defined as the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor (H 2 O) in the mixture to the saturated vapor pressure of water at a given temperature.Thus the relative humidity of air is a function of both water content and temperature.owever, specific humidity is also defined as the ratio of water vapor to the total mass of the system (dry air plus water vapor). For example, the ASHRAE 2009 Handbook, Ch1,1.2, (9a) defines specific humidity as the ratio of the mass of water vapor to total mass of the moist air sample.