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. 1975 Jul-Aug;79A(4):551–560. doi: 10.6028/jres.079A.017

Table 5.

Experimental errors at −10 and −20°C

Nominal run conditions Parameter Estimated systematic errors 3σ-Random errors
Parameter uncertainty Induced Baw error Parameter uncertainty Induced Baw error
t (°C) −10 P (bar) 20 cm3/mol Percent cm3/mol Percent
t 0.017 °C 0.81 2.00 0.0003 °C 0.01 0.03
P .0172 bar .43 1.06 .00041 bar .10 .25
ra .07% .38 .94 .11% .59 1.46
∑ = 1.62 4.00 Quadb = 0.60 1.48
−10 30 t 0.017 °C 0.55 1.33 0.0003 °C 0.03 0.07
P .0159 bar .18 .44 .0062 bar .07 .17
r .09% .30 .72 .10% .43 1.04
∑ = 1.03 2.49 Quad = 0.44 1.06
−20 20 t 0.017 °C 0.82 1.89 0.0015 °C 0.07 0.1
P .0172 bar .41 .95 .0041 bar .10 .23
r .14% .72 1.66 .10% .51 1.18
∑ = 1.95 4.50 Quad = 0.52 1.21
a

r = Mass water/mass air, g/g

b

Combined by quadratures, i.e., the square root of the sum of the squares.