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moist air

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moist air [′mȯist ′er]
(meteorology)
In atmospheric thermodynamics, air that is a mixture of dry air and any amount of water vapor.
Generally, air with a high relative humidity.


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If the warm moist air remains in the attic, it causes condensation that will eventually rot the roofs sheathing.
While much of the UAE is seared dry during the summer, the eastern parts of the country see occasional rain because moist air is driven upwards by mountains.
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