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it.pilot737
21st Jan 2007, 11:17
why during precipitation like rain or snow, the fog cannot came?

tks

hetfield
21st Jan 2007, 11:25
Water droplets are already "catched".

I-2021
21st Jan 2007, 14:48
why during precipitation like rain or snow, the fog cannot came?

tks

In order to make the copilot fly the leg !

zerozero
21st Jan 2007, 18:09
why during precipitation like rain or snow, the fog cannot came?

tks

The one thing you must always have for fog to form is a temperature inversion.

Usually, you get temperature inversions with clear skies. Not always, but usually.

Ciao.
M.
:cool:

TheGorrilla
21st Jan 2007, 23:14
Fog is simply cloud on the ground. The air is already saturated.

alexban
22nd Jan 2007, 08:04
If there is a heavy rain,you could say it's fog..you won't see a :mad: thing,even with wipers at high speed..:}
Zero,fog is usually caused by temp inversion.Usually,but not always.:)
there are also:
radiation fog ,advection fog,evaporation fog,precipitation fog,upslope fog, valley fog (caused by inversion) ,ice fog,freezing fog,garua fog .
To learn more about those,check this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fog