Researchers shed new light on how fog forms in mountainous areas phys.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phys.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
<p>While fog presents a major hazard to transportation safety, meteorologists have yet to figure out how to forecast it with the precision they have achieved for precipitation, wind and other stormy events. This is because the physical processes resulting in fog formation are extremely complex, Now, in a <a href="https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/104/11/BAMS-D-22-0030.1.xml#bib32"> paper</a> published by the <a href="https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/">American Meteorological Society</a>, University of Utah researchers report their findings from an intensive study centered on a northern Utah basin and conceived to investigate the life cycle of cold fog in mountain valleys.</p>
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