2006-12-20 04:18:04 · 14 answers · asked by Kaya 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
"According to the World Meteorological Organization, fog is said to have occurred when the visibility is reduced to less than 1 km by water droplets suspended in the air. For mist, there is no uniform definition at present. Different places in the world use slightly different definitions. In Hong Kong, mist is said to have formed when the visibility falls between 1 to 5 km."
in other words, the volume of water droplets per kilometer is higher in fog.
2006-12-20 04:29:34 · answer #1 · answered by sugarbooger75709 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there's a difference in the size of the suspended water particles in the air. It seems as though when it is misty out it is easier to see a little farther than it is to see in the fog. Maybe to -fog is more like low lying clouds and mist is like a light rain.
2006-12-20 12:24:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When warm air passes gently over colder sea or land surface the air in contact with the colder surface also cools. If the air is cooled below its dew point, the air releases moisture and the water droplets settle on the land surface this is DEW. Some of the water droplets settle on the dust particles, pollutants, salt present in the air. These water droplets remain suspended in the air as they are very small and light. These suspended water droplets form MIST.
MIST: size of water droplets is less than 1 micron, and the visibility is about 1 Km.
When the size of waterdroplets increases to between 1 to 10 microns the mist becomes dense and ,is called as FOG.
FOG: size of water droplets 1 to 10 microns and visibility less than 1 KM.
Mist is always there before and after FOG.
Hope it suffices.
2006-12-20 12:31:47 · answer #3 · answered by apurva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fog arises out of the atmosphere from above when water vapor condenses, like cloud formation. A mist arises from below, off of a body of water.
2006-12-20 12:42:47 · answer #4 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fog is low clouds. Mist is really light rain.
2006-12-20 12:25:05 · answer #5 · answered by Lauren E 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not much. Except that in a mist the droplets of water are just a bit heavier.
2006-12-20 12:26:26 · answer #6 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fog is thick mist.
2006-12-20 12:22:07 · answer #7 · answered by Barbara Doll to you 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont actually know but at a guess, fog is dry and mist is wet??
2006-12-20 12:20:39 · answer #8 · answered by Helen C 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes its obvious, fog comes from england , and mist comes from scotland
2006-12-20 12:37:01 · answer #9 · answered by andy m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fog is warm moist air caught under a cooler air mass... the warm moist air condenses to form a fog ....
mist is just humid air .... cold or warm
2006-12-20 12:25:28 · answer #10 · answered by Brian D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋