Forecasting fog dissipation the old-fashioned way

Naistat, Richard J.

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Forecasting fog dissipation the old-fashioned way

1988
By Naistat, Richard J.
Series: Central Region Technical attachment ; 88-25

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Naistat, Richard J.
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United States. National Weather Service. Central Region
NOAA Program & Office:

NWS (National Weather Service) ; CR (Central Region)
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With the advent of GOES satellites, numerous studies were conducted illustrating the benefit of satellite imagery in forecasting the dissipation of radiation fog. Gurka (1978) demonstrated that radiation fog dissipates from the edges and is dependent on the areal extent of the fog. However, often the thermal contrast between fog and no fog is so small that the fog's areal extent cannot be truly determined until visible imagery is available. This leaves the midnight aviation forecaster, during the hours of darkness, in a quandary as to not only will fog form, but when will it dissipate?
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Central Region Technical attachment ; 88-25
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Technical Attachment
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[PDF - 3.92 MB]
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