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Chapter – 5 Moisture Water-vapor amount in the air is variable. Concentration of water vapor can be quantified by vapor pressure, mixing ratio, specific humidity, absolute humidity, relative humidity, dew point depression, saturation level, or wet-bulb temperature. Warmer air can hold more water vapor at equilibrium than colder air. Air that holds this equilibrium amount is saturated. If air is cooled below the saturation temperature, some of the water vapor condenses into liquid, which releases latent heat and warms the air. Thus, temperature and moisture interact in a way that cannot be ne