Fog Over the River Tagus of Portugal

April 11, 2012

Nevoeiro Alhandra 084_fog (2)

 Photographer: António Ferreira Pinto; Antonio's Facebook Web site 
Summary Author: António Ferreira Pinto; Jim Foster

The photo above shows radiation fog overspreading Alhandra, Portugal on the River Tagus, about 12 mi (20 km) north of Lisbon. It was taken approximately 8:00 a.m. February 26, 2012. Only the steeple and top of Alhandra's central church (Igreja de Alhandra) can be easily detected. On clear calm mornings, fog often forms over the lower Tagus Valley during the cooler months of the year if the air is sufficiently moist. Radiation fog or ground fog results when the surface temperature rapidly falls due to loss of infrared energy at night by radiative cooling. Since no shortwave (visible energy) is available at night to offset the infrared loses into the clear sky, the surface and air immediately above is cooled to the dew point. Once the air is saturated, fog envelops the surface.

Photo details: Make: Canon; Model: Canon EOS 500D; Focal Length: 35mm; F Number: f/36; Aperture Value: 10.375; Exposure Time: 0.166; Shutter Speed Value: 2.625; ISO Speed Ratings: 100; Metering Mode: Pattern; Exposure Program: Manual; Exposure Mode: 1; White Balance: Manual white balance; Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode; Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows.