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latent heat

[′lāt·əŋt ′hēt]
(thermodynamics)
The amount of heat absorbed or evolved by 1 mole, or a unit mass, of a substance during a change of state (such as fusion, sublimation or vaporization) at constant temperature and pressure.
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latent heat

The amount of heat which is absorbed or evolved in changing the state of a substance without changing its temperature, e.g., in freezing or vaporizing water.
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Caption: FIGURE 8: The latent heat flux estimated based on FV technique, L[E.sub.FV], versus the one estimated by forcing the energy balance closure, L[E.sub.EB].
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