Mist and haze

Fog

This term comes from the Latin nebŭla. It is a general term to define the suspension of particles or small drops of water in the gas. For meteorology, fog is the suspension of small drops of water that reduce visibility to less than 1 km.

This phenomenon consists of low clouds that are near or at ground level and are made up of very small volume water particles that are in suspension.

Fog is produced by condensation of humidity in the air, the water droplets generated are not large enough for gravity to pull them in the form of rain.

Most manifestations of this phenomenon occur when soil moisture evaporates, but it can come from water vapor emitted by vegetation or by fresh or saltwater bodies.

Generally in Spanish, the terms mist or mist are used to refer to mist. However, fog is called mist that does not occupy the ground in a homogeneous way, and also, it is not only composed of water but also contains dust and salt particles.

There are different types of fog:

• Advection fog.
• Ice fog.
• Hillside fog.
• Uphill fog.
• Precipitation fog.
• Radiation fog.
• Ground fog.
• Valley mist.
• Steam fog.

Fog

It is a meteorological phenomenon that consists of the suspension of very small water particles in the atmosphere. These droplets are between 50 and 200 µm in diameter that is painful to reduce visibility to a kilometer or more. It can occur naturally due to the weather or due to volcanic activity.

It can be artificially induced with the right equipment and aerosol cans if the weather permits.

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Differences between Fog and Haze

• If the meteorological phenomenon allows a vision of 1 km or less, it is considered fog.
• If the meteorological phenomenon allows us to see more than 1 km, it is considered fog.
• The mist takes on the hue of the air, it is gray or blue.
• The fog is white.
• The mist makes the sun’s rays visible.
• Fog does not make the sun’s rays visible because it is denser.