Advection frost
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advection frost
The occurrence of frost as a result of the horizontal transport (advection) of a cold air mass with air temperature below 0°C.
This type of frost is responsible for causing damage to agricultural areas of south Florida and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas during cold polar outbreaks.
Compare radiation fog.
Compare radiation fog.
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