Clouds and Fog: Fog
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Abstract
Fog occurs around the world and leads to many impacts on human and related systems. The formation of fog, its intensity, duration, and coverage are governed by synoptic and mesoscale forces, thermodynamics, and circulations. However, these are modified according to the local physiographic features in a region and vary with atmospheric chemistry and cloud microphysical processes. While the prediction of fog remains difficult due to its significant spatio-temporal variations, advances have been made through numerical modeling. Other uses and impacts of fog have increased with our understanding of the phenomenon and the parameters that determine fog characteristics and behaviors.
Publication Title
Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences: Second Edition
First Page Number
180
Last Page Number
188
DOI
10.1016/B978-0-12-382225-3.00152-3
Recommended Citation
Croft, P. J. and Ward, B., "Clouds and Fog: Fog" (2015). Kean Publications. 1903.
https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/keanpublications/1903