University of Vermont. Avg. The University of Vermont combines faculty-student relationships most commonly found in a small liberal arts college with the resources of a major research institution. The university is home to 10,371 undergraduates, 1,516 graduate students, 460 medical students and 1,299 full- and part-time faculty.
B. Air currents have a direct effect on rainfall. 1. Because Earth rotates on its axis daily and its surface consists of continents and oceans, an overall flow of warm and cold air currents are modified into three large circulation cells in each hemisphere. a) At the equator, the sun heats the air and evaporates water.
Atmospheric air contains some moisture in the form of water vapour. HUMIDITY is the amount of water vapour in the air. (I know what you are thinking - yes, even the Sahara Desert has an annual average of 25% relative humidity) RELATIVE HUMIDITY is the amount of water vapour in the air relative to what the air can hold. Warm air can hold more moisture than cold air. For instance, let's say that a certain parcel of air can hold 30 grams of water vapour per cubic meter, but has only 15 grams of water vapour per cubic meter of air when measured.