Fog Related to Santa Ana Conditions in Southern California. Multisensor Observations of Fog and Mesoscale Data Provide Evidence that the Formation and Movement of the Fog is Controlled by Mesoscale Low-Pressure Eddies and Troughs.

Abstract

Many fog events have been observed at the coast of San Diego during the weakening of Santa Ana conditions in Southern California. The events have been observed by remote (eg, FM-CW radar and acoustic echosounder) and direct (eg, radiosonde) atmospheric sensors. The sensor observations and analysis of mesoscale data provide evidence that the formation and movement of Santa Ana-related fog is controlled by mesoscale low-pressure eddies and troughs. The fog is always capped by an inversion. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 05, 1976
Accession Number
ADA035946

Entities

People

  • A. G. C. Le Logue
  • V. R. Noonkester

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Baja California
  • Condensation Nuclei
  • Continuous-Wave Radar
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • High Pressure
  • Humidity
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Naval Operations
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Inversion
  • Trajectories
  • Wet Bulb Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Oceanography.