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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' ice-crystal fog, frozen fog, frost fog, frost flakes, [[air hoar]], [[rime fog]], [[pogonip]].) A type of [[fog]], composed of suspended [[particles]] of [[ice]], partly [[ice crystals]] 20 to 100 μm in diameter, but chiefly, especially when dense, [[droxtals]] 12–20 μm in diameter.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It occurs at very low temperatures, and usually in [[clear]], [[calm]] weather in high latitudes. The sun is usually visible and may cause [[halo]] phenomena. Ice fog is rare at temperatures warmer than -30°C, and increases in [[frequency]] with decreasing [[temperature]] until it is almost always present at [[air temperatures]] of -45°C in the vicinity of a source of [[water vapor]]. Such sources are the open water of fast-flowing streams or of the sea, herds of animals, volcanoes, and especially products of combustion for heating or propulsion. At temperatures warmer than -30°C, these sources can cause [[steam fog]] of liquid water droplets, which may turn into ice fog when cooled (<br/>''see'' [[frost smoke]]). <br/>''See'' [[ice-crystal haze]], [[arctic mist]].</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' ice-crystal fog, frozen fog, frost fog, frost flakes, [[air hoar]], [[rime fog]], [[pogonip]].) A type of [[fog]], composed of suspended [[particles]] of [[ice]], partly [[ice crystals]] 20 to 100 μm in diameter, but chiefly, especially when dense, [[droxtals]] 12–20 μm in diameter.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It occurs at very low temperatures, and usually in [[clear]], [[calm]] weather in high latitudes. The sun is usually visible and may cause [[halo]] phenomena. Ice fog is rare at temperatures warmer than -30°C, and increases in [[frequency]] with decreasing [[temperature]] until it is almost always present at [[air temperatures]] of -45°C in the vicinity of a source of [[water vapor]]. Such sources are the open water of fast-flowing streams or of the sea, herds of animals, volcanoes, and especially products of combustion for heating or propulsion. At temperatures warmer than -30°C, these sources can cause [[steam fog]] of liquid water droplets, which may turn into ice fog when cooled (<br/>''see'' [[frost smoke|frost smoke]]). <br/>''See'' [[ice-crystal haze]], [[arctic mist]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:11, 25 April 2012
ice fog
(Also called ice-crystal fog, frozen fog, frost fog, frost flakes, air hoar, rime fog, pogonip.) A type of fog, composed of suspended particles of ice, partly ice crystals 20 to 100 μm in diameter, but chiefly, especially when dense, droxtals 12–20 μm in diameter.
It occurs at very low temperatures, and usually in clear, calm weather in high latitudes. The sun is usually visible and may cause halo phenomena. Ice fog is rare at temperatures warmer than -30°C, and increases in frequency with decreasing temperature until it is almost always present at air temperatures of -45°C in the vicinity of a source of water vapor. Such sources are the open water of fast-flowing streams or of the sea, herds of animals, volcanoes, and especially products of combustion for heating or propulsion. At temperatures warmer than -30°C, these sources can cause steam fog of liquid water droplets, which may turn into ice fog when cooled (
see frost smoke).
See ice-crystal haze, arctic mist.
see frost smoke).
See ice-crystal haze, arctic mist.
