Synoptic configurations associated with fog and haze at the international airport "Abel Santamaría"
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Fog and haze are a meteorological phenomenon of reduced visibility of aerodromes. At the Abel Santamaría international airport, the appearance of these phenomena is frequent throughout the year, which affects the security and regularity of airport operation's, mainly in the morning hours. In order to identify the synoptic configurations associated with fog and haze at Abel Santamaría international airport, mean synoptic maps of different meteorological variables of 315 days were examined where these phenomena were present. Four synoptic configurations associated with the occurrence of these events at the aerodrome were determined, while the anticyclonic influence being the most frequent situation. In addition, it was detected that the period of greatest occurrence covers the months of October to April, which largely coincides with the dry season in Cuba. With respect to atmospheric variables, it was found that both the high values of relative humidity in low level and the descending movements of the synoptic scale are factors that favor the occurrence of fog or haze.
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