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

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FRONTAL FOG  

DEFINITION

  • Fog associated with frontal zones and frontal passages. It is usually divided into three types: warm-front prefrontal fog; cold-front post-frontal fog; and frontal-passage fog. The first two types are a result of rain falling into cold stable air and raising the dewpoint temperature. Frontal-passage fog can result from the "mixing of warm and cold air masses in the frontal zone" or by "sudden cooling of air over moist ground."

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2013-02-14 11:11:37.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (FRONTAL FOG [09a1b23e-bd8b-4bb9-966b-2388328973d4,82277] - FOG [94668478-3b79-4819-847e-b154bf241aa3,82267]);
  • 2013-03-21 14:12:47.0 [mpmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: Fog associated with frontal zones and frontal passages. It is usually divided into three types: warm-front prefrontal fog; cold-front post-frontal fog; and frontal-passage fog. The first two types are a result of rain falling into cold stable air and raising the dewpoint temperature. Frontal-passage fog can result from the "mixing of warm and cold air masses in the frontal zone" or by "sudden cooling of air over moist ground." language code: en);

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