FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOG & FOG COLLECTION
Vancouver, Canada 19-24 July, 1998
Daily Program and Key to the Proceedings
Sunday, July 19 | |
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Registration |
Monday, July 20 | |
7:00 am to 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast in the foyer by the meeting rooms |
| 7:30 am to 5:00 pm | Registration |
| 8:30 am to 9:30 am | Opening of Conference, Keynote addresses |
a. Robert Anderson, Vice President, Americas Branch, | |
b. Dennis Biggs, Consul General of Chile, | |
c. Maureen ONeil, President, | |
| 9:30 am to 10:00 | Coffee Break |
Note: In the Session Lists given below, the name of the person presenting the paper is underlined.
Monday, July 20 10:00 to 12:00 am
Session 1A
FOGWATER CHEMISTRY - GENERAL
The NEVALPA project: fog chemical climatology over the Po Valley basin Facchini
M.C., Fuzzi S. and G. Orsi 1-4
Documented 50 year change in acidity and chemistry of New England fog Jagels R., Cunningham R., Carlisle J. and M. Day 5-8
Visibility related to fog, mist and haze observed in Chongwon, Korea Chung Y.S 9-12
Comparisons of fogwater composition collected at 3 different sites
Herckes P., Wortham H., Millet M. and Ph. Mirabel 13-16
Fog chemistry in Southern Germany: analysis of routine measurements and model calculations Forkel R. and W. Seidel 17-20
Acid wet deposition in North America (153) Ro C.U. and R.J. Vet 21-24
Session 1B
FOG INTERACTION WITH VEGETATION - FORESTS
Importance of cloud-water in Venezuelan Andean cloud forest water dynamics Ataroff M. 25-28
Interception of horizontal precipitation by elfin cloud forest in the Luquillo Mountains, Eastern Puerto Rico Schellekens J., Bruijnzeel L. A., Wickel A. J., Scatena F. N. and W. L. Silver 29-32
Estimates of fog interception by montane rain forest in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica Hafkenscheid R.L.L.J., Bruijnzeel L.A. and R.A.M. de Jeu 33-36
Fundy fogs: their changing chemistry and impacts on two birch species
Cox R.M., Kouterick K.B., Hurly J. E., Malcolm J.W., Skelly J.M. and S.P. Pennypacker 37-40
Acidic fog and Septoria Betulae pass. Impacts on two birch species along the Bay of Fundy, Canada Kouterick K.B., Skelly J.M., Pennypacker S.P., and R.M. Cox 41-43
Evaluation of a model relating cloud-water interception, rainfall and tree canopy throughfall in a Hawaiian montane forest Juvik J.O., and D. Nullet 45-48
A set of routines for Assessing the site potential of making use of Occult precipitation: design proposal and status report Diestel H., Brechtel H.-M., Bobert J., Schliep R., and M. Schmidt 49-52
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch
Monday, July 20 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Session 2A
FOGWATER CHEMISTRY AT HIGH ELEVATIONS
Cloud chemistry in the Eastern United States: results of the Mountain Acid Deposition Program Anderson J., Baumgardner R., Mohnen V., Bowser J. and S. Isil 53-56
Cloud water chemistry and impact on total deposition of sulfur and nitrogen at different elevational levels in an alpine valley (Achenkirch, 930 - 1758 m a.s.l., Tyrol, Austria) Kalina M.F., Zambo E. and H. Puxbaum 57-60
Organo-metallic compounds in central European fog Wrzesinsky Th., Klemm O., Ostertag-Henning Ch. and G. Ligen 61-64
Cloudwater observations in the Czech Krusne Hory mountain plateau, overlooking a heavily industrialised valley Bridges K.S., Davies T.D, Jickells T.D, Zeman Z. and I. Hunova 65-68
Cloud/fog water chemistry at high elevation in the Sudeten Mountains, South-Western Poland Kmiec G., Zwozdziak A, Acker K. and W.Wieprecht 69-72
The contribution of hill fog to pollutant deposition at a Mountain site in Northern England Inglis D.W.F., Choularton T.W., Dunning B.J. and P.Cook 73-76
Fog water chemistry at high altitudes in Mexico Báez A.P., Padilla H.G. and
F. García-García 77-80
Session 2B
FOG INTERACTION IN FORESTS AND WATERSHEDS
Canopy meteorological conditions during fog deposition to an Australian rainforest at the end of the dry season Hutley L.B., Doley D. and D.J. Yates 85-88
Fog water collection for agricultural uses in the Darjiling-Himalaya, India Bera A.K. 89-92
Water requirement augmentation from fogs in hills agriculture de Guzman, R.N. and A.M de Guzman 93-95
Fog as a water source for foggy forest at the Colombian andean watersheds Jiménez H.97-100
Fog precipitation in the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala Holder C. D. 101-103
The impact of acidity of fog on chromium toxicity Abbasi S.A. 105-107
3:30 pm to 4:00 pm Coffee Break
Monday, July 20 4:00 to 5:30 pm
Session 3A
FOGWATER CHEMISTRY AT HIGH ELEVATIONS
Comparison of the chemistry of fog water from mountain sites and cloud water from airborne platforms Couture M.D., Banic C.M., Schemenauer R.S., Leaitch W.R. and H.A.Wiebe 109-112
The use of empirical models in estimating sulfate and nitrate deposition from fog in mountainous areas Urquizo N., Walmsley J. L., Brook J. R. and Burrows W. R. 113-116
Chemistry of mountain clouds observed in the northern Taiwan Lin N-H. and C-M. Peng 117-120
Properties of fogs at Storm Peak Laboratory in the northern Colorado Rockies, USA Hindman E. E. and R.D. Borys 121-124
Trends in cloud chemistry in the eastern United States Anderson J., Baumgardner, R., Mohnen, V. and J. Bowser 125-128
Session 3B
FOG COLLECTION INSTRUMENTATION
An automated collector for fog chemical climatology Fuzzi S. and G. Orsi 129-132
Two new multistage impactors for drop size-dependent fog and cloud sampling Collett J.L.Jr., Moore K. and D. Straub 133-136
Design, construction and operation of a system of a fog water collector Cruzat A. 137-140
Enhancement of fog-water collector efficiency Chernikov A.A. and M.N. Khaikine 141-143
Instrument-related problems in collecting fog water in tropical regions with low wind speed Padilla H.G., García-García F. and A.P. Báez 145-147
Standards for measuring fog liquid water content Gerber H. 149-152
Tuesday, July 21
7:00 to 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am to 12:00 pm Registration
Tuesday, July 21 8:30 to 10:00 am
Session 4A
COASTAL FOG CHEMISTRY/ FOG CHEMISTRY
Fog studies in the Bay of Fundy over a span of 60 years Cunningham R.M. 153-156
Fog deposition of nitrogen in the coastal marine environment of the Gulf of Maine Jordan C.E., Talbot R.W. and B.W. Mosher 157-160
Base cation and acidic deposition by fog, rain, and aerosol at a UK coastal site Inglis D., Gallagher M.W. and T.W. Choularton 161-162
The role of cloud in determining ozone concentrations in the lower troposhere Banic C.M., Schemenauer R.S., Anlauf K.G. and K.I.A. MacQuarrie 163-166
Pesticides in fogwater samples collected in a rural area Millet M., Wortham H., Sanusi A. and Ph. Mirabel 167-170
Chemistry and deposition of acidifying substances by marine advection fog in Atlantic Canada Beauchamp S., Tordon R. and A. Pinette 171-174
Session 4B
FOG IMPACTS IN DESERT ENVIRONMENTS
Fog-dependent vegetation and ecosystems in the dry lands of Africa Le Houerou H. N. 175-178
Evaluation of Fog-Harvesting potential in Namibia Mtuleni V., Henschel J. R. and M.K. Seely 179-182
The ecology of fog in Namib desert dunes Seely M., Henschel J. R. and M. Robertson 183-186
The chemistry of Namib Desert fog in comparison with coastal desert fog of Chile and Oman Eckardt F.D. and R.S. Schemenauer 187-190
The coastal fog (Camanchaca): a water resource available for the benefit of desert communities Canto W. 191-193
10:00 am to 10:30 am Coffee Break
Tuesday, July 21 10:30 to 12:00 am
Session 5A
DEVELOPMENTS IN FOG DROPLET CHEMISTRY ANALYSIS
Collection of mountaintop clouds by a size segregated sampler: implications on regional climate Saxena, V.K. and S. Menon 195-198
Use of laser-induced plasma spectroscopy to detect trace level of contaminants in fog droplets Cheng M.D. 199-202
Size-dependent chemistry of fog and cloud droplets Fuzzi, S., Laj P., Facchini M.C. and Ricci, L. and A. Berner 203-206
The drop size-dependence of cloud and fog chemistry Collett J.L.Jr., Bator A., Hoag K., Moore K., Rao X., Sherman D.E. and G. Xu 207-210
The chemical and physical properties of individual cloud droplets Ganor E. 211-212
Fine scale variations in pollutant deposition caused by the scavenging of hill fog by raindrops Inglis D.W.F and T.W. Choularton 213-216
Session 5B
FOG IMPACTS IN DESERT ENVIRONMENTS
Human occupation and resources in a fog-covered site in Alto Patache (south of Iquique, Northern Chile) Larrain H., Cereceda P., Schemenauer R.S., Osses P., Lázaro P. and A. Ugarte 217-220
Origins of some salines and nitrates in deserts Saint-Amand P. and D.C.H. Saint-Amand 221-224
Plant-fog interactions in California and Chile Dawson T.E. and P.E. Vidiella 225-228
Fog assisted wildlife conservation - The Arabian Oryx Sanctuary in Oman
Brend S. 229-232
12:00 pm to 13:30 pm Lunch
Tuesday, July 21 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Session 6A
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FORECASTING OF FOG
Conditions for fog formation in the south coast of Brazil de Oliveira V.M. and N. Fedorova 233-236
Meteorological and forecasting studies of fog over Zambia Mudenda O.S. 237-240
Fog forecasting using back-propagation algorithm Manso Ramos V.F. 241-244
Influence of relief on the origin and behaviour of fog at Tarapaca, Chile
Osses P., Cereceda P., Larrain H. and R.S. Schemenauer 245-247
Superrefraction echoes analysis in fog days in La Plata River and its coastal zones
Nuñez J.M. 249-252
Session 6B
DEW MEASUREMENTS IN DESERTS
Detecting and quantifying dew in semi-arid irrigated and desert valleys Malek E. 253-256
Dew and dew collection in the Negev Desert Heusinkveld B.G., Jacobs A.F.G. and S. Berkowicz 257-260
Dew deposition in the Negev Desert: the biological crust Jacobs A.F.G., Heusinkveld B.G. and S. Berkowicz 261-264
The contribution of dew to the water balance of bare soil in a desert area Nin-Ari, N. Zangvil, A. and P.R. Berliner 265-268
Dew recovery: old dreams and actual results Beysens D.A., Milimouk I. and V. Nikolayev 269-272
3:30 pm to 4:00 pm Coffee Break
Tuesday, July 21 4:00 to 5:30 pm
Session 7A
METEOROLOGY AND MODELLING OF FOG
Meteorological features of orographic clouds along the eastern escarpment of South Africa van Heerden J., Louw, C. and J. Olivier 273-276
Prediction of orographic clouds (high elevation fog) along the eastern escarpment of South Africa through discriminant analysis Louw C., van Heerden J. and J. Olivier 277-279
Evaluation of the hydrologic inputs in the Mediterranean Basin Millán M., Estrela M. and R. Vallejo 281-284
A conceptual model approach to fog forecasting Croft P.J. 285-288
Progress in the use of routine weather observations to calculate liquid water content in high-elevation fog Walmsley J.L., Burrows W.R. and R.S. Schemenauer 289-292
Session 7B
DEW MEASUREMENT AND CHEMISTRY
Dew in Carpathian Mountain Forest - Micrometeorology and Hydrochemistry Skvarenina J. and J. Mindas 293-296
Dew in urban environments Richards K. and T. Oke 297-299
Effect of acid deposition on urban dew chemistry In Yokohama, Japan Okochi H., Takeuchi M. and M. Igawa 301-304
Wednesday, July 22
9:00 am to 7:30 pm Excursion along the Coast and inland to Whistler Mountain
Thursday, July 23 8:30 to 10:00 am
7:00 am to 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
Session 8A
THE EFFECTS OF FOG CHEMISTRY ON FORESTS
Air pollutants deposition via fog droplets in the forest of Tanzawa Mountains, Japan Igawa M., Tsutsumi Y. and H. Okochi 305-307
Yellowish fog precipitation in central India Patel K.S., Tripati A.N., Chandrawanshi C.K., Aggarwal S.G., Patel R.M., Deb M.K., Agnihotri P.K. and V.K. Patel 309-312
Cloud water in southern Chile: is it an important source of nutrients to forests? Weathers K.C., Lovett G.M., Likens, G.E. and N.F.M. Caraco 313-315
Physical and chemical aspects of within canopy clouds and their application to current physical/chemical models of cloud-canopy interactions DeFelice T.P. 317-320
Long-term measurements of cloud frequency and chemical composition in an upland forest in Scotland Crossley A., Harvey F.J., Cape J.N., Guillevic C., Binnie J., Wilson D.B. and D. Fowler 321-324
Session 8B
FOG PHYSICS AND MODELLING
Fog microphysical characteristics in a rural site in Chiapas, Mexico
García-García F., Paredes G., Virafuentes U. and R. A. Montanez 325-328
Microphysical processes of fogs formed in the artificial cloud experimental system Harimaya T. and A. Sasaki 329-332
Laboratory modelling of the transformation of microphysical and electrical properties of artificial water fogs Amiranashvili A.G., Bliadze T.G., Chiabrishvili N.G., Gzirishvili T.G., Kirkitadze D.D., Nodia A.G., Odisharia M.A. and A.M. Okudjava 333-335
Near-surface fluxes of cloudwater evolve vertically Kowalski A.S. and R.J. Vong 337-340
10:00 am to 10:30 am Coffee Break
Thursday, July 23 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Session 9A
FOG CLIMATOLOGY
Coast fog water potential and its applications Espejo-Guasp R. 341-343
A climatology of fog for Australia Bridgman H.A. 345-348
The Zhoushan sea fog: its structure and potentiality of application Xu S-Z and Z-Q. Yang 349-352
The climatology of Namib fog Seely M.K. and J.R. Henschel 353-356
Spatial-Temporary variations of the number of fog days per year in Georgia Amiranashvili A.G., Amiranashvili V.A. and K.A. Tavartkiladze 357-360
Fog occurrence and chemistry in mountainous regions of Slovakia Mindas J. and J. Skvarenina 361-364
Session 9B
FOG PHYSICS AND MODELLING
Fog flow modelling in a mini wind tunnel Bresci E. and A. Giacomin 365-367
Study of a three-phase system hygrothermodynamics and reevaluate of the role on sublimation stage of crystal growth in supercooled fogs Bondarenko V.G. 369-372
Multiphase chemistry in a microphysical radiation fog model Bott A. 373-376
Fog flow mathematical modelling Bresci E. and R. Semenzato 377-379
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Lunch
Thursday, July 23 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Session 10A
FOG HAZARDS AND IMPACTS ON INDUSTRY
Numerical modelling of an artificial glaciation and the formation of improved visibility areas in fog. Recommendations for conducting fog dispersal at airports Bondarenko V.G. 381-384
The investigation of fog and aerosol parameters on the highway Venice-Trieste Khaikine M., Kadygrov E., Koldaev A. and E. Miller 385-388
Impact of industrial emissions on local fog formation: part 1 - video monitoring Campbell M.N., Branscome L.E. and D.A. Stewart 389-392
An analysis of local fog formation at an industrial wastewater treatment facility Hicks J., Sheppard A. and A. Binotto 393-395
Characterization of fog events under the influence of industrial water vapour emissions Stewart D.A., Branscome L.E. and N.M. Nolen (Campbell) 397-400
Session 10B
FOGWATER COLLECTION PROJECTS
Fog drip collection in coastal central California Goodman J. 401-404
Fog collection as a water source for small rural communities in Chiapas, Mexico Mundo-Molina M., Martinez-Austria P., Figueroa-Gallegos A., Muciño-Porras J.J. and R. Ballinas-Avendaño 405-408
Fogwater collection at El Tofo, Chile and other coastal sites in South America and Arabia Cereceda P. and R.S. Schemenauer 409-411
Fog precipitation on the mountains in Croatia Mileta M. 413-416
Work done on fog and fog collection (moisture capture) in the Sultanate of Oman Alesh S.A. 417-420
3:30 to 4:00 pm Coffee Break
Thursday, July 23 4:00 to 5:00 pm
Session 11A
SPATIAL PATTERNS OF FOG
Observing fog from space: a European example Bendix J. 421-424
Evaluation of spatial patterns of fog days in Greece using GIS Sioutas M., Craig D. and R. Rudolph 425-428
Spatially dense analysis of fog in the Kanto Plain, Japan; a case study Yamamoto A. 429-432
Modelling the local climate in islands environments: orographic clouds cover
Brito de Azevedo E.B., Pereira L.S. and B. Itier 433-436
Session 11B
FOG WATER COLLECTION PROJECTS
Mountain climatology and large scale cloud water recovery at Kahikinui, Maui, Hawaiian Islands Juvik J.O. 437-440
A high elevation fog water collection experiment in South Africa Olivier J. 441-443
Fogwater collection in Cape Verde Islands: an alternative source of water for agriculture and domestic use Sabino A.A. and J. Moreno 445-448
Evaluation of fog water collection in Anaga (Tenerife, Canary Islands) Marzol M.V. and P. Valladares 449-452
Friday, July 24 8:30 - 9:30 am
EUROPEAN UNION SESSION
Co-sponsored by the Universidad Nacional de San Augustin de Arequipa
Session 12
The EU Research Programmes of Cooperation in Science and Technology with Developing Countries Semenzato R. 453-456
The project "Fog as a new water resource for the sustainable development of the ecosystems of the Peruvian and Chilean coastal desert? Semenzato R., Falciai M. and E. Bresci 457-460
9:30 am to 10:00 am Coffee Break
Friday, July 24 10:00 am- 12:00 pm
Session 13
Evaluation of the use of fog water for regeneration of arid ecosystems Cereceda P., Villegas L., Osses P. and R.S. Schemenauer 461-463
Fog collectors: capturing spatial variability Bresci E. 465-468
Socio-economic impacts of fogcatchers: a case-study in the Tambo Valley area (Peru) Pettenella D. and F. Bicciato 469-472
Fog interception and water budget of Caesalpinea spinosa trees in the Lomas ecosystems of Mejia (Arequipa, Perù) Calamini G., Giacomin A., Falciai M., Salbitano F. and F. Villasante 473-476
12:00 to 1:30 pm Lunch
Friday, July 24 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Session 14
Desert vegetation mapping and remote sensing case of the "Lomas" in Southern Peru Puig, H., Lacaze D. and M.F. Bellan 477-479
Southern Peru lomas flora Jiménez P., Villasante F., Talavera C., Villegas L., Huamán E. and A. Ortega 481-484
Growth pattern and survivorship in a tree plantation trial under fog dependent environmental conditions Calamini G., Falciai M., Giacomin A. and F. Salbitano 485-488
Crown architecture and fog-plant relationship in a tree plantation trial in south Peru Calamini G. and F. Salbitano 489-492
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Coffee Break
Friday, July 24 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Session 15 Plenary Session: Where do we go from here?
(Chair: Dr. Robert S. Schemenauer,Emeritus Research Scientist, Atmospheric Environment Service, Environment Canada, Canada)
Presentation of Certificates of Recognition for Meritorious Work in Fog Studies
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