Satvp (dest, temp), Syntax – Campbell Scientific CR9000X Measurement and Control System User Manual

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Section 8. Processing and Math Instructions

Parameter
& Data Type

Enter

STDDEVSPA PARAMETERS

Dest

Variable or
Array

The variable in which to store the results of the instruction.

Swath

Constant

The number of values of the array over which to perform the specified operation.

Source

Array

The name of the variable array that is the input for the instruction.

SatVP (Dest, Temp)

SatVP calculates saturation vapor pressure (over water Svpw) in kilopascals
from the air temperature (

°C) and places it in the destination variable.

Syntax

SatVP(

Dest, Temp,

)

Remarks

The algorithm for obtaining Svpw from air temperature (

°C) is taken from:

Lowe, Paul R.: 1977, “An approximating polynomial for computation of
saturation vapor pressure,” J. Appl. Meteor, 16, 100-103.

Saturation vapor pressure over ice (Svpi) in kilopascals for a 0

°C to -50°C

range can be obtained using SatVP and the relationship

Svpi = -.00486 + .85471 Svp + .2441 Svp

2

where Svpw is derived by SatVP. This relationship was derived by Campbell
Scientific from the equations for the Svpw and the Svpi given in Lowe’s paper.

Parameter
& Data Type

Enter SATVP

PARAMETERS

Dest

Variable in which to store saturation vapor pressure (kPa).

Temp

Variable containing air temperature (

°C).

StrainCalc(Dest, Reps, BrConfig, Source, Zero, GF, v)

Converts the output of a bridge measurement instruction to microstrain.

Syntax

StrainCalc

(Dest, Reps, BrConfig, Source, Zero, GF, v)

Remarks
Calculates microstrain,

μ∈, from the appropriate formula for the bridge

configuration. All are electrically full bridges , the quarter bridge, half bridge
and full bridge strain gages refer to the number of active elements (i.e., strain
gages), 1,2, or 4 respectively.

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