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1 Essential Question: How and where do the 5 types of fog form?

2 Bell work: What are two ways to increase humidity to 100% 1. 2.

3 2 Types of Fog Fog that forms by Cooling (lowering temps.) Radiation Upslope Advection Fog that Forms by Evaporation (adding moisture) Steam Frontal/Precipitation

4 SHORT wave solar energy is absorbed by the Earth and then re-radiated as LONG wavelength infrared (heat) waves. Earth’s atmosphere is heated from the GROUND UP.

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6 Radiation / Valley Fog

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8 Convection Transfer of heat energy through vertical movement of air (flow) Horizontal flow of air A.k.a. “wind” Advection

9 Advection Fog

10 Fog formed by Evaporation: adding moisture Steam Fog

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12 Fog at Warmer and Cooler Temperatures

13 Days Per Year with Heavy Fog What type of fog is forming at each location? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.


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