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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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.  3, record 1, English, - shallow%20fog

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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.  2, record 1, English, - shallow%20fog

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Shallow fog is almost always a form of radiation fog.  3, record 1, English, - shallow%20fog

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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.  2, record 1, French, - brouillard%20mince

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Operating into a shallow ground fog can prove quite dangerous because the approach and runway lighting systems, which are visible through the fog as the approach descent is conducted, shorten rapidly or disappear entirely when the aircraft approaches and enters the top of the fog layer.  1, record 2, English, - approach%20descent

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La manœuvre dans un brouillard mince au sol risque de devenir très dangereuse du fait que les dispositifs lumineux d'approche et de piste, qui sont visibles à travers le brouillard lors de la descente en approche, diminuent rapidement de longueur ou disparaissent entièrement lorsque l'avion se rapproche de la partie supérieure de la couche de brouillard et y pénètre.  1, record 2, French, - descente%20en%20approche

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Fog, generally caused by local conditions, which extends over a small area some hundreds of metres across.  2, record 3, English, - fog%20bank

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Fog banks becoming fog patches today.  3, record 3, English, - fog%20bank

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Fog bank [is,] generally, a fairly well-defined mass of fog observed in the distance, most commonly at sea, [over a lake, or along coastal areas].  4, record 3, English, - fog%20bank

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS

This does not apply to patches of shallow ground fog which usually occur over land at night or early in the morning.  5, record 3, English, - fog%20bank

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS

In the jargon of bush pilots, the term "clag" is used to describe patchy fog, cloud, or drizzle in generally calm conditions.  6, record 3, English, - fog%20bank

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR

Disappear behind, drive into, encounter, enter, flying directly towards, report, run into, turn back towards a fog bank.  7, record 3, English, - fog%20bank

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Brouillard, généralement dû aux conditions locales, qui s'étend sur une faible superficie d'une largeur de quelques centaines de mètres.  2, record 3, French, - banc%20de%20brouillard

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[Le] banc de brouillard [est un] brouillard d'une étendue locale bien délimitée que l'on peut observer à distance, la plupart du temps en mer.  3, record 3, French, - banc%20de%20brouillard

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

II ne faut pas confondre les bancs de brouillard avec les nappes de brouillard au sol qui se forment à l'intérieur des terres pendant la nuit ou aux petites heures du matin.  3, record 3, French, - banc%20de%20brouillard

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR

Arriver dans un, entrer dans un, rencontrer un, sortir du banc de brouillard.  4, record 3, French, - banc%20de%20brouillard

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Niebla, generalmente de origen local, que cubre una zona pequeña de unos cientos de metros de anchura.  2, record 3, Spanish, - banco%20de%20niebla

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish