Sentences with phrase «of coastal fog»

A regional climate model simulation of coastal fog driven by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) 20th century reanalysis data set [O'Brien, 2011; O'Brien et al., 2013] shows a century - long decline along the California coast, and a climate projection with the same model hints at a slight decline in the future.

For example, a recent study of coastal fog in the eastern Pacific, which relied on long - term airport records, indicated that the occurrence of summertime fog has declined by 33 % over the course of the 20th century [Johnstone and Dawson, 2010].

The goal of PCF is to fill two major categories of disciplinary gaps: (1) communication gaps between researchers based in a diversity of disciplines unaware of the complementarity of their coastal fog studies and (2) data accessibility gaps that prevent efficient responses to questions regarding fog and how it affects coastal resources.

Not exact matches

«On average, coastal redwoods rely on fog drip for about one - third of their water intake,» said Kennedy.

Like Chile and California, Namibia has a near - constant coastal fog: a bank of low - lying, relatively thin stratocumulus clouds sitting just offshore.

And the increase could mean trouble for redwoods up north, where coastal fog is key to the survival of some of the world's tallest trees.

Tracking the movement of nitrogen is much harder, but Armesto and Weathers believe that the nitrogen transported by fog is also critical to the survival of Chile's coastal rain forests.

But Weathers believes fog delivers significant quantities of nitrogen to Chile's coastal forests, where growth is limited by a lack of this critical nutrient.

Low - lying coastal regions like Chile's are subject to advection fog, where warm ocean air crosses a band of cold water before reaching land.

Summary Capsule: A small California coastal town about to celebrate its 100th anniversary is haunted by the horrors of its past, which come shrouded in a glowing fog.

The Scotch mist rolled in from Loch Gairloch as we navigated a coastal section of the road, which gave a spectacular view of the Western Isles before turning right into thick fog.

[19] Summer fogs, moderate precipitation, and mild temperatures are characteristic of Northern California coastal forests ecoregion and are vital to the growth of local Coast Redwood.

A Santa Ana fog is a derivative phenomenon in which a ground fog settles in coastal Southern California at the end of a Santa Ana wind episode.

Contributing to its isolation were features of the coastal mountain range which extends from the ocean approximately 150 miles (240 km) inland and the common marine layer (fog) in addition to frequent clouds or rain.

A gap in the coastal ridges near Petaluma often allows coastal fog to reach Cotati in the summer, giving it a marine climate that is noticeably cooler and less sunny than the «coastal» climates of nearby Santa Rosa and Sebastopol.

By July, summer fog predominates in most coastal areas of the park.

Many parts of the coastal areas of this hotspot, being moderated by the ocean, experience cool summers due to the regular occurrence of ocean fog, which sustains redwood forests amongst other communities.

[18] Many writers reported that in the absence of springs on Anacapa sheep would lick the moisture that accumulated on each other's fleeces from the coastal fog.

A third of the total moisture available to local plants — including the towering redwoods — is produced by fog drip, a phenomenon in which fog droplets condense on the leaves of trees and coastal scrub.

Along the North Coast, Mendocino, with wisps of fog above coastal bluffs dotted with charming cottages, is a wedding favourite.

River Boats and Cruises: All itineraries that include river and coastal cruising are subject to amendment according to river or sea conditions at the time of travel which includes water levels (high and low), weather conditions such as fog and technical issues with locks, bridges and the vessels themselves.

To maintain in perpetuity, the historic Point Arena Light Station — including the 23 coastal acres it encompasses, its 115 ft. Lighthouse Tower and its 1896 Fog Signal Building — for the inspiration, education and the enjoyment of all generations to come.

Although some coastal areas and Chongming County were still heavily affected by the fog, a majority of the districts had visibility return to 6,500 feet.

It will feature his Mediterranean landscapes, wild Atlantic coastal scenes, different stretches of the Seine, meadows with wild flowers, haystacks, water lilies, cathedrals, and bridges shrouded in fog.

The show presents his Mediterranean landscapes, wild Atlantic coastal scenes, different stretches of the Seine, meadows with wild flowers, haystacks, water lilies, cathedrals, and bridges shrouded in fog.

It was a gracious tree with large and stretching thick branches that provided a micro climate of its own, catching the fog of the coastal atmosphere and dripping it onto the surrounding area.

Redwoods don't care much about the cold, but only really like it when there is plenty of moisture (coastal redwoods being especially fond of fog.)

The high altitude redwoods like fog as well, but their environment in the high mountains resulted in a different type of growth response than the coastal redwoods.

However, O'Brien and colleagues found that this result is highly uncertain because the development and incidence of coastal marine fog are dependent upon interactions among three systems — atmospheric, oceanic, and terrestrial — which are each subject to broad ranges of variability.

Recent research even shows the presence of methylmercury — a toxic bioaccumulator — in «pristine» coastal fog, which apparently originates naturally from marine aerosol [Weiss - Penzias et al., 2012].

On the other side of the Pacific, Sugimoto et al. [2013] attribute declines in coastal fog frequency in Hokkaido, Japan, to synoptic - scale shifts controlling atmospheric inversions.

The water transported by marine fog into coastal ecosystems creates a cascade of ecological effects.

To help coastal communities, many climate scientists are taking a close look at fog with the aim of developing models of future fog patterns.

In addition to the complex physics of fog formation and transport, recent research suggests that microscopic aerosol particles may be critical players in fog dynamics and its effect on coastal human and ecological systems.

These questions, and others like them, are not purely academic: Changes in fog frequency have implications for a wide range of sectors, including coastal ecology, agriculture, urban energy and water consumption, and public health.

Although very few measurements have been made of aerosol composition in Pacific coastal fog, large differences in fog water chemistry have been reported from other regions.

Originally home to tribes of the Miwok Indians, the coastal fog - typically burning off by late morning - makes the climate perfect for tall and historic groves of the famous California Redwoods.