This type of fog forms on clear, calm nights when the Earth's surface rapidly loses heat, cooling the air above it. When the ...

Meteorologist Taylor Stephenson explains the science behind how all five types of fog form in this installment of "Weather Works." ...

Land fog, also known as radiation fog, is a little different from sea fog. Advection fog forms as warmer, more humid air moves over colder ground. The air is cooled to saturation by the cold from ...

Advection Fog: Typically found in the winter when warmer air moves atop a substantial amount of snow on the ground. Radiation Fog: This is the most common type. The ground cools rapidly at night ...

Visible light does not penetrate thick fog, but visible light is only a small segment on the wide spectrum of electro-magnetic radiation. Radiation which is too long in wave length to be seen ...

Diurnal temperature variation was one of the reasons cited for radiation fog. Weather experts said fog in February was less common in Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam. There have been instances of ...