Talk:Fog

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[edit] Images

Do we really need all those images? --Thorpe 17:34, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

No, but on the other hand is there a compelling reason to remove them? Pcb21 Pete 22:06, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
Yes there is. Per WP:Images: "Articles that use more than one image should present a variety of material near relevant text. Three uniformed portraits would be redundant for a biography of a famous general. ... Images should be large enough to reveal relevant detail without overwhelming the surrounding article text." There are too many images on the page illustrating the same thing. They need to be organized so that redundant images are removed and so that the images can be connected to the different types of fog being discussed. I don't know much about the topic, or else I would've done this already. ~MDD4696 (talk • contribs) 03:43, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
Actually, some of the images were named according to what type of fog they were, so I went ahead and formatted the pictures. I removed one or two duplicate images, and left the better quality one. ~MDD4696 (talk • contribs) 03:54, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
I am reading the article for the first time. The number of images, their size, and placement really screw up the flow of the article. I would recommend reducing to one of two images, if possible.Cdcon 22:16, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
I aligned the images along one side, and set all but the first one to use the readers's default "thumb" size instead of specifying one for each image. I think this is much cleaner. Johntex\talk 04:01, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
Even cleaner - all to default size... L/wangi 12:50, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Hehe, If you think this article is overcrowded with photographs, check Cat. --StimpsonDE 13:15, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Added section cleanup tags for the images sections. There are way too many images in gallery--upload them all to commons and wipe out the galleries, gang; there's already a {{Commons:Fog}} link here! - Ageekgal (talk) 05:34, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Another photo

I was going to add this photo to commons: http://www.pbase.com/wangi/image/55500828, however this article already seems to be overloaded with photos, as noted above. I'll upload it if other people agree and we can decide which existing photo(s) to remove. Fair enough? thanks/wangi 14:43, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fog articles

Can anyone help create fog type articles - such as radiation fog? Moon&Nature 19:01, August 20, 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Catagorization

Although it appears to be a nice article, there is only one external reference, which throws its B status in doubt. More references are needed for this page to keep its B. Thegreatdr 21:28, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Relative humidity

The article is inconsistent with respect to the relative air humidity. On the one hand it says that fog forms when it reaches 100% at ground level, but on the other hand it says that drizzle occurs when it attains 100%. They cannot both be right. 193.35.129.161 10:06, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fog sounds

Has anyone noticed that everything sounds different when it's foggy? Sounds carry a lot further and I always find it a little disorientating how close everything sounds. I assume it is because of different acoustic properties air depending on the humidity but the only thing I can find online about it is this [1] (which I don't understand :( ). Maybe someone who understands acoustics could add a paragraph about it. --Kick the cat 03:52, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Most Fogs involve the formation of a temperature inversion. Temperature inversions can increase the distance that sounds can travel by reflecting a sound between the ground and the inversion. The presence of a high pressure and a temperature inversion during the buncefield oil depot explosion allowed the sound of the explosion to be carried more than 200 miles to Belgium and the Netherlands. I suggest researching this area if you wish to add something about this to the article. Grizzlyqi 13:09, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

I loved the article AND all the beautiful pictures! Thanks. I started my 'surfing' this evening about 9:30 p.m. to answer the question 'Does fog muffle sound?' and it's now almost midnight in Texas. I'm delighted to find you though, so it was worth it. Glad to know I'm not the first to notice that fog seems to impact audible sounds, but my experience tonight was the opposite - I was making my nightly walk in the country with my cat in the fog and it was eerily SILENT...no highway sounds, wolves howling, dogs barking, cows mooing, horses shuffling, rabbits running, airplanes flying, or bugs chirping! Whassup with that?! How can I research it more? I'm obviously a novice in the weather realm so any suggestions and/or additions to the article would be greatly appreciated. Gmom7577 in rural Texas —Preceding unsigned comment added by LStotland (talk • contribs) 06:13, 22 January 2008 (UTC) Sorry, just read the instructions! LStotland (talk) 06:56, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] How fog is formed

So far got the definition of fog, but would greatly appreciated if someone add a section that describes how fog is form and maintained (e.g. water droplets is held in the air molecules.)fog is formed by the change in humidity idk it shows it on the thing

[edit] srry

i didnt know were to ask question but if we find cursing what do we do. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.59.44.124 (talk) 16:07, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] sound and fog

In one certain place, just outside tall woods and by a lake, I found that if the weather conditions are correct, the fog causes echoes off of the trees. Could this have been found by anyone else? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.56.203.22 (talk) 03:15, 3 June 2008 (UTC)