| 单词 | arctic sea smoke |
| 释义 | > as lemmasArctic sea smoke Arctic sea smoke n. a mist or fog which may occur in the Arctic or in higher latitudes generally over the sea or other large areas of water when the temperature of the air is much lower than that of the water. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [noun] > thick mist or fog > sea-fog > in high latitudes frost rime1659 frost smoke1748 barber1830 Arctic sea smoke1929 1929 Monthly Weather Rev. 1928 (U.S.) 56 444/1 (heading) Arctic Sea smoke (Calwagen's Sjörök). 1929 Monthly Weather Rev. 1928 (U.S.) 56 459/1 When this saturation takes place sufficiently rapidly there occurs the visible steaming which in the arctic regions is called Arctic Sea smoke. 1945 R. W. Mudge Meteorol. for Pilots vi. 106 Land and river steam fog, at times known as arctic sea smoke or convection fog, is the result of cold air flowing over a much warmer water surface. 2006 G. Pretor-Pinney Cloudspotter's Guide iii. 85 This type of fog is at its most dramatic in polar regions, where it is known as ‘Arctic sea smoke’. < as lemmas |
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