Marine fog development along the west coast during 1973 using transient ship and coastal station observations

Evermann, George Stephen

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“…This sequence turns out to be almost identical to the sequence of events observed in fog developments off the California coast. 9) WHEELER (1974) TO BACKES (1977) Within this period, six Naval Postgraduate School theses by Leipper students Wheeler (1974), Misciasci (1974), Peterson (1975), Evermann (1976), Beardsley (1976), and Backes (1977) were on the subject of West Coast fog. Of four other Naval Postgraduate School students working on fog projects, McConnell (1975), Koziara et al (1983), and Renard and Willms (1975) were advised by Professor Renard, and McClure (1974) was Professor Taylor's student.…”

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Fog on the U.S. West Coast: A Review

Leipper¹

1994

Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.

113

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Weather forecasts and warnings are the most important services provided by the meteorological profession. The effective development of forecasting methods rests upon comprehensive knowledge of the phenomena to be forecast. To help provide such knowledge, this review includes a chronological summary of pertinent information concerning fog on the U.S. west coast. There is increasing evidence that periods of dense fog at National Weather Service west coast stations fall within a 5-to 15-day sequence of synoptic events. Further, such sequences may be divided into four distinct phases: initial conditions, fog formation, fog development and extension, and stratus. A separate article will review West Coast fog forecasting approaches and present resulting methods.

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“…The northnorthwesterlies offshore begin to return from the north in almost frontal form (Schroederetal. 1967;Evermann 1976).…”

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Fog on the U.S. West Coast: A Review

Leipper¹

1994

Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.

113

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Marine Layer Stratus Study

Wells¹

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Marine Layer Stratus Study

Wells

2007

Pure appl. geophys.

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The intent of this study is to develop a better understanding of the behavior of late spring through early fall marine layer stratus and fog at Vandenberg Air Force Base, which accounts for a majority of aviation forecasting difficulties. The main objective was to use LEIPPER (1995) study as a starting point to evaluate synoptic and mesoscale processes involved, and identify specific meteorological parameters that affected the behavior of marine layer stratus and fog. After identifying those parameters, the study evaluates how well the various weather models forecast them. The main conclusion of this study is that weak upper-air dynamic features work with boundary layer motions to influence marine layer behavior. It highlights the importance of correctly forecasting the surface temperature by showing how it ties directly to the wind field. That wind field, modified by the local terrain, establishes the low-level convergence and divergence pattern and the resulting marine layer cloud thicknesses and visibilities.

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Marine fog development along the west coast during 1973 using transient ship and coastal station observations

Cited by 3 publications

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Fog on the U.S. West Coast: A Review

Fog on the U.S. West Coast: A Review

Marine Layer Stratus Study

Marine Layer Stratus Study

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