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 amount of water vapor in the air at any given time is usually less than that required to saturate the air. The relative humidity is the percent of saturation humidity, generally calculated in relation to saturated vapor density. The most common units for vapor density are gm/m 3.For example, if the actual vapor density is 10 g/m 3 at 20Â°C compared to the saturation vapor density at that temperature of 17.3 g/m 3, then the relative humidity is.he amount of water vapor in the air at any given time is usually less than that required to saturate the air. The relative humidity is the percent of saturation humidity, generally calculated in relation to saturated vapor density. The most common units for vapor density are gm/m 3.