India, Nov. 13 -- In efforts to reduce the impact of fog on flight operations, the Delhi airport, the country's busiest, is set to begin the live trial of advanced fog forecasting technology that can predict dense fog hours in advance, giving aviation authorities crucial time to plan and prevent the kind of disruptions that paralysed flight operations last year.

The Winter Fog Experiment (WiFEX) system is an Indian field campaign designed to understand and improve fog prediction over northern India, particularly across the Indo-Gangetic plains.

"The modelling can provide predictions for Delhi airport around 36 hours prior giving sufficient time to prepare for flight operations. We will be taking a live trial of this system for the first...