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Saturation Vapor Pressure


   Weather TermDescription / Definition
   Saturation Vapor Pressure The vapor pressure of a system, at a given temperature, wherein the vapor of a substance is in equilibrium with a plane surface of that substance's pure liquid or solid phase.


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