Abstract
In this study, the changes in the occurrence of marine fog over the
summer North Pacific in warmer sea surface temperature (SST) or
increased CO2 climates were investigated based on atmospheric model
simulations by using the fifth phase of the Climate Model
Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) multimodel data. Initially, the marine
fog representation in CMIP5 multimodels was briefly evaluated globally.
We found that the simulated marine fog occurrence was represented
relatively well in boreal summer but poorly in other seasons. The
results indicated that the changes in the North Pacific high‐pressure
system accompanied by changes in horizontal wind patterns control the
changes in marine fog occurrence in the North Pacific. The magnitude of
contrasting pair changes in marine fog occurrence in the western and
eastern North Pacific are primarily determined by the magnitude of
changes in the North Pacific high‐pressure system. Global‐scale changes
in the vertical profiles of the atmosphere (stability changes) can also
affect the marine fog changes. These changes in marine fog over the
North Pacific were consistent among most CMIP5 models.