section_path: Formation/Non-adiabatic cooling
section_name: Non-adiabatic cooling
paragraph_text: Non-adiabatic cooling
  
  Along with adiabatic cooling that requires a lifting agent, three major nonadiabatic mechanisms exist for lowering the temperature of the air to its dew point. Conductive, radiational, and evaporative cooling require no lifting mechanism and can cause condensation at surface level resulting in the formation of fog.