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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > TROPOSPHERIC/LOW LEVEL CLOUDS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED) > FOG > ADVECTION FOG

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ADVECTION FOG  

Definition

  • A type of fog caused by the advection of moist air over a cold surface, and the consequent cooling of that air to below its dewpoint. A very common advection fog is that caused by moist air over a cold body of water (sea fog). Sometimes applied to steam fog. (en)

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  • 2013-02-14 11:07:26.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (ADVECTION FOG [30c9e32c-7dfe-430f-bd06-4cfa844076e2,82269] - FOG [94668478-3b79-4819-847e-b154bf241aa3,82267]);
  • 2013-03-21 14:07:16.0 [mpmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: A type of fog caused by the advection of moist air over a cold surface, and the consequent cooling of that air to below its dewpoint. A very common advection fog is that caused by moist air over a cold body of water (sea fog). Sometimes applied to steam fog. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/30c9e32c-7dfe-430f-bd06-4cfa844076e2

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