Kestrel Unit Resource Site

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What's a Kestrel Unit? Lessons Operation Content Background Assessment Research Recognition About Us	The following web sites provide content background for parameters measured by the Weather Tracker.   Air Pressure "The atoms and molecules that make up the various layers in the atmosphere, despite their tiny size, actually exert some weight on us. We feel this weight as pressure." From: Jet Stream Online Weather School   Relative Humidity "Relative humidity may be defined as the ratio of the water vapor density (mass per unit volume) to the saturation water vapor density, usually expressed in percent" From: Weather World 2010 Project   Dew Point "Dew point indicate the amount moisture in the air. The higher the dew points, the higher the moisture content of the air at a given temperature." From: Weather World 2010 Project   Density Altitude The density of air is affected by several factors: altitude, temperature, and humidity.  Learn more about the relationship between these factors. From: Mountain Flying LLC   About Temperature Everything you ever wanted to know about temperatures. From: Project SkyMath

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