This cloud is trapped in a canyon

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Image: Jason Mizerek, Fleet Science Center

San Diego's many canyons create some interesting weather-related phenomena. When morning fog rolls in, these low-lying clouds can get trapped in canyons by layers of warmer air. These clouds are sometimes referred to as valley fog.

Resources:

NASA's Earth Observatory: Valley Fog

National Geographic: Fog

PBS California: The Science of Fog

NGSS & Grade

MS-ESS2-5,ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes,ESS2.D: Weather and Climate

Type
Phenomena
Subject
Earth and Space Science

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