Fog Beacon

Fog

Fog is a visible aerosol consisting of tiny water droplets or ice crystals held in the air near the Earth's surface. Fog can be considered a type of low-lying cloud usually resembling stratus and is heavily influenced by nearby bodies of water, topography, and wind conditions. In turn, fog affects many human activities, such as shipping, travel, and warfare. Recent atmospheric research indicates that fog also functions as an active aquatic ecosystem. Fog droplets harbor microbiomes where bacteria actively grow, divide, and interact with atmospheric chemistry.

Beacon

A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. A common example is the lighthouse, which draws attention to a fixed point that can be used to navigate around obstacles or into port. More modern examples include a variety of radio beacons that can be read on radio direction finders in all weather, and radar transponders that appear on radar displays.

fog

Noun

1. A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.
2. A mist or film clouding a surface.

Verb

1. To become covered with or as if with fog.
2. To become obscured in condensation or water.

beacon

Noun

1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
2. A signal, buoy, post, or other conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners, particularly to warn vessels of danger.

Verb

1. To act as a beacon.
2. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.