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English
Noun
damp haze (plural damp hazes)
- A haze resulting from fine droplets of water, potentially coalesced around fine hygroscopic particles, which slightly restricts visibility, but not as much as a fog.
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Further reading
- Jacqueline Smith, The Facts on File Dictionary of Weather and Climate (2014, →ISBN)
- Douglas M. Considine, Glenn D. Considine, Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia (→ISBN), page 2538: "Distinction is sometimes drawn between “dry haze” and “damp haze,” largely on the basis of differences in optical effects produced by the smaller particles (dry haze) and the larger particles (damp haze)."