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GROUND FOG [1 record]

Record 1 2023-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

[A] low-lying fog that does not obstruct horizontal visibility at a level 2 m (6 ft) or more above the surface of the earth.

CONT

Radiation fog is known as "shallow fog" or "ground fog" when it occurs in a shallow enough layer that it does not restrict horizontal visibility when viewed from a height of about 2 m on land or 10 m at sea.

OBS

Shallow fog is almost always a form of radiation fog.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
CONT

Le brouillard de rayonnement est également appelé «brouillard mince» ou «brouillard au sol» lorsque son épaisseur est telle qu'elle ne limite pas la visibilité horizontale d'un observateur situé à une hauteur de deux mètres sur terre ou de dix mètres en mer.

Spanish

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