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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-3415-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-3415-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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24 Mar 2020
Research article |
| 24 Mar 2020
| 24 Mar 2020
Synoptic-scale controls of fog and low-cloud variability in the Namib Desert
Hendrik Andersen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Jan Cermak
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Julia Fuchs
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Peter Knippertz
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Marco Gaetani
IPSL LISA, CNRS, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Université Paris, Créteil, France
IPSL LATMOS, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
Julian Quinting
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Sebastian Sippel
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Ås, Norway
Roland Vogt
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- A comparative study of the atmospheric water vapor in the Atacama and Namib Desert J. Vicencio Veloso et al. 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2023.104320
- Sensitivities of cloud radiative effects to large-scale meteorology and aerosols from global observations H. Andersen et al. 10.5194/acp-23-10775-2023
- Droplet size distribution, liquid water content and water input of the seasonally variable, nocturnal fog in the Central Namib Desert R. Spirig et al. 10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105765
- A meteorological overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) campaign over the southeastern Atlantic during 2016–2018: Part 2 – Daily and synoptic characteristics J. Ryoo et al. 10.5194/acp-22-14209-2022
- Sunlight-absorbing aerosol amplifies the seasonal cycle in low-cloud fraction over the southeast Atlantic J. Zhang & P. Zuidema 10.5194/acp-21-11179-2021
- A climatological study of fog in Turkey H. Baltaci et al. 10.1002/joc.7823
- Fractional solubility of iron in mineral dust aerosols over coastal Namibia: a link to marine biogenic emissions? K. Desboeufs et al. 10.5194/acp-24-1525-2024
- The overlooked non-rainfall water input sibling of fog and dew: Daily water vapor adsorption on a !Nara hummock in the Namib Sand Sea D. Kool et al. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126420
- Sensitivity analysis of an aerosol-aware microphysics scheme in Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) during case studies of fog in Namibia M. Weston et al. 10.5194/acp-22-10221-2022
- Satellite Observed Positive Impacts of Fog on Vegetation N. Qiao et al. 10.1029/2020GL088428
- A review on factors influencing fog formation, classification, forecasting, detection and impacts K. Lakra & K. Avishek 10.1007/s12210-022-01060-1
- The representation of dry-season low-level clouds over Western Equatorial Africa in reanalyses and historical CMIP6 simulations P. Camberlin et al. 10.1007/s00382-023-06714-w
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Fog and low clouds (FLCs) are an essential but poorly understood element of Namib regional climate. Here, a satellite-based data set of FLCs in central Namib, reanalysis data, and back trajectories are used to systematically analyze conditions when FLCs occur. Synoptic-scale mechanisms are identified that influence the formation of FLCs and the onshore advection of marine boundary-layer air masses. The findings lead to a new conceptual model of mechanisms that drive FLC variability in the Namib.
Fog and low clouds (FLCs) are an essential but poorly understood element of Namib regional...
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