Haar (fog)

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Haar in meteorology is a coastal fog along certain lands bordering the North Sea; the term is primarily applied in eastern Scotland.[1] Research has shown that haar is typically formed over the sea and is brought to land by wind advection.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Scots Dictionary
  2. ^ Findlater, J.; Roach, W. T.; McHugh, B. C., Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, vol. 115, Issue 487, p.581-608


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