advection fog

English

Advection fog in Israel

Noun

advection fog (countable and uncountable, plural advection fogs)

(physics, meteorology) A type of fog caused by the passage of moist air horizontally over a relatively colder surface and the consequent cooling of that air to below its dew point.

Related terms

advectional

Translations

A type of fog caused by the passage of moist air horizontally over a relatively colder surface and the consequent cooling of that air to below its dew point

German: Advektionsnebel (de) m
Greek: ομίχλη μεταφοράς (el) f (omíchli metaforás)
Polish: mgła adwekcyjna f

References

Source: FM 3-6 Field Behavior of NBC Agents

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