Gultepe, I.; Tardif, R.; Michaelides, S.; Cermak, J.; Bott, A.; Bendix, J.; Müller, M.; Pagowski, M.; Hansen, B.; Ellrod, G.; Jacobs, W.; Toth, G. & Cober, S. (2007): <b>Fog Research: A review of past achievements and future perspectives</b>. <i>Pure and Applied Geophysics</i> <b>164</b>, 1121-1159.
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Title:
Fog Research: A review of past achievements and future perspectives
FOR816dw ID:
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Publication Date:
2007-01-01
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I. Gultepe
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R. Tardif
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Silas Michaelides
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Jan Cermak
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Andreas Bott
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Jörg Bendix
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M.D. Müller
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M. Pagowski
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B. Hansen
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G. Ellrod
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Wilfried Jacobs
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G. Toth
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S.G. Cober
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Abstract:
The scientific community that includes meteorologists, physical scientists, engineers,<br/>
medical doctors, biologists, and environmentalists has shown interest in a better understanding of fog for<br/>
years because of its effects on, directly or indirectly, the daily life of human beings. The total economic<br/>
losses associated with the impact of the presence of fog on aviation, marine and land transportation can be<br/>
comparable to those of tornadoes or, in some cases, winter storms and hurricanes. The number of articles<br/>
including the word ‘‘fog’’ in Journals of American Meteorological Society alone was found to be about<br/>
4700, indicating that there is substantial interest in this subject. In spite of this extensive body of work, our<br/>
ability to accurately forecast/nowcast fog remains limited due to our incomplete understanding of the fog<br/>
processes over various time and space scales. Fog processes involve droplet microphysics, aerosol<br/>
chemistry, radiation, turbulence, large/small-scale dynamics, and surface conditions (e.g., partaining to the<br/>
presence of ice, snow, liquid, plants, and various types of soil). This review paper summarizes past<br/>
achievements related to the understanding of fog formation, development and decay, and in this respect,<br/>
the analysis of observations and the development of forecasting models and remote sensing methods are<br/>
discussed in detail. Finally, future perspectives for fog-related research are highlighted.
Keywords:
| Fog review | fog observations | fog modeling | fog remote sensing | fog forecasting |
