Radiation frost

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Radiation frost
Definition: Freezing conditions that typically occur on clear nights with little or no wind, when the outgoing is greater than the incoming radiation and cooling air temperature near the surface creates a stable temperature inversion near the ground.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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