A type of cloud that forms low near Alaska’s northern coast and over the Arctic Ocean lasts far longer than scientific understanding says it should. Associate research professor Carl Schmitt is helping a federally funded research team figure out why it’s happening. The work is important to a variety of interests, including forecasting, shipping, defense […]
An old friend — a character not seen in these parts for a few years — showed up last week in Fairbanks. Ice fog. Ice fog is a surface cloud composed of water we emit into the air all the time; it only becomes visible when the cold hammer comes down hard and hangs around […]
Fog — Tumanaq (N), Umneq (S) Tumanaq martuq. (N), Umneq martuq. (S) – The fog is thick. Each summer Kodiak’s coast clouds of mist and sea fog envelop Kodiak’s coast. As warm summer air passes over the cool North Pacific Ocean, dense patches of fog build against the island, where they may sit for days. […]
TUMANAQ, UMNEQ – FOG TUMANAQ MARTUQ. (N); UMNEQ MARTUQ. (S) – THE FOG IS THICK. Each summer clouds of mist and sea fog envelop Kodiak’s coast. As warm summer air passes over the cool North Pacific Ocean, dense patches of fog build against the island, where they may sit for days. Because fog can seriously […]