EC: MIST
Status:
SUBM 2009/06/04
Concept definition:
A <
LOCALIZED_ATM_SUSPENSION
> consisting of a visible aggregate of microscopic water droplets or wet hygroscopic <
PARTICLE
>s (of <<
OUTSIDE_DIAMETER
>> not less than 0,5 millimetre (0,02 inches)), reducing the horizontal <<
VISIBILITY_DISTANCE
>> at the <
PLANETARY_SURFACE
> of the <
EARTH
> to not less than 1 kilometre (5/8 miles); mist. The visibility reduction is less than for <
FOG
>.
Reference type:
IR
Reference:
[
GMET
, "mist"]
Supplemental references:
[
WMO182
, "mist", 1], [
FMH1
, 8.3.2, a]
Group membership:
ATMOSPHERE
AIRBORNE_PARTICLE
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