Pune, Feb. 1 -- The decade-long Winter Fog Experiment (WiFEX) by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, has significantly improved fog forecasting across northern India, particularly aiding airport operations during the winter season.

Over the past month alone, IITM, an autonomous institute under the Union ministry of earth sciences, predicted dense fog conditions across the region as many as 25 times, with around 60% of the forecasts proving accurate.

Through advanced monitoring of microphysical and meteorological parameters, scientists are now able to predict the onset, density, duration and clearance of fog up to 36 hours in advance.

A major outcome of WiFEX has been the development of a high-resolution fog forec...