Meteorology · Fog
Persistent advection fog is especially common over which kind of ocean area?
- AOver cold currents, such as the Grand Banks where warm air overlies the cold Labrador Current✓ Correct
- BIn the center of subtropical high-pressure cells
- CDirectly under the eye of a hurricane
- DAlong the equator at local noon
Explanation
Where warm, moist air drifts over a cold current — classically the Grand Banks off Newfoundland, where Gulf Stream air meets the cold Labrador Current — advection fog is frequent and long-lasting, a notorious navigational hazard.
Authority: Bowditch (Pub. No. 9)
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