Mist
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[[Image:Misty morning02.jpg|thumb|250px|Misty Morning at [[Swifts Creek]]]]
'''Mist''' is a phenomenon of small droplets suspended in [[air]]. It can occur as part of natural [[weather]] or [[volcanic]] activity, and is common in cold air above warmer water, in [[Exhalation|exhale]]d air in the cold, and in a steam room of a [[sauna]]. It can also be created artificially with [[Aerosol spray|aerosol canisters]] if the humidity conditions are right.
[[Image:AAfog3.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Sunlight filters through a thin layer of fog on a crisp winter morning in [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]].]]
The only difference between mist and [[fog]] is visibility [http://www.rcn27.dial.pipex.com/cloudsrus/mistnfog.html]. This phenomenon is called [[fog]] if the visibility is one kilometer (~1,093 yards) or less (in the UK for driving purposes the definition of fog is visibility less than 200 meters, for pilots the distance is 1 kilometer). Otherwise it is known as mist. Seen from a distance, mist is bluish, while [[haze]] is more brownish.
Strong [[superstition|superstitious]] and [[religious]] connotations are associated with mist in some cultures.
Mist makes a [[light beam|beam of light]] visible from the side via [[refraction]] and [[reflection]] of the suspended water droplets.
Scotch Mist refers to a light, steady drizzle, the name being typical of the Scottish penchant for understatement.
Mists usually occur near the shores, and is often associated with fog.
Mist can also be as high as mountain tops when extreme temparatures are low.
[[Image:Mist - Ensay region3.jpg|thumb|750px|center|Light patches of mist on a cool morning in [[Australia]]]]
[[Image:20050827 South Gippsland Hills In Morning Mist.jpg|thumb|750px|center|Hills of [[South Gippsland]] in [[Victoria, Australia]], partly shrouded in morning mist]]
== See also ==
{{Wiktionarypar|mist}}
{{Commons|Mist}}
* [[Fog]]
* [[Haze]]
* [[Drizzle]]
* [[Aeroponics]]
[[Category:Air pollution]]
[[Category:Psychrometrics]]
[[Category:Clouds]]
[[Category:visibility]]
[[Category:Fog]]
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