%============================================================= % vmr = mixr2vmr(mixr,molm) % % Calculates VMR-values from mass mixing ratio assuming % a mixture of an atmospheric species and dry air. % % Derivation % % mixr = mass_species/mass_dry-air % = n.moles species * molecular mass species / % n.moles dry-air * molecular mass dry-air % % vmr = n_w/n_d % % vmr = Md/Mw*mixr % % % Input: mixr mass mixing ratio vector of species [Kg/Kg] % molm species molecular mass [Kg/mol] % % Output: vmr vector of VMR-values [m3/m3] % % Carlos Jimenez 2013 %============================================================= function vmr = mixr2vmr( mixr, molm ) %= molecular mass of dry air molmd = 28.9661e-3; %= vmr vmr = mixr * ( molmd / molm ); return