A RADIATION FOG MODEL WITH A DETAILED TREATMENT OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN RADIATIVE-TRANSFER AND FOG MICROPHYSICS

Numerical results elucidate that the strong interaction between the radiatively induced droplet growth and their gravitational settling is responsible for a distinct reduction of the liquid water content which also shows quasi-periodic oscillations with periods of 15-20 min. Application of the model to a measured fog episode demonstrates its ability to predict reasonably well the main features of a fog event. This is also true for the oscillations of the liquid water content which are calculated with timescales similar to the observations. -from Authors