Rainbows, halos, and glories [E-Book] / author: Robert Greenler
Over two hundred illustrations, many in full color, capture for both the layman and scientist the beautiful optical effects that we see in the sky. The author describes and explains these effects in non-technical language. In addition to discussing such well-known phenomena as rainbows and halos, he...
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Personal Name(s): | Greenler, Robert, author |
Imprint: |
Bellingham, Washington :
SPIE,
2020
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Physical Description: |
1 online resource |
Note: |
englisch |
ISBN: |
9781510638389 |
DOI: |
10.1117/3.2573017 |
Subject (LOC): |
- Rainbows
- Ice-crystal refraction effects : halos, arcs, and spots
- Ice-crystal reflection effects : pillars, circles, and crosses
- Complex displays, past and present
- Scattering : light in the sky and color in the clouds
- Diffraction : the corona, the glory, and the specter of the Brocken
- Atmospheric refraction : mirages, twinkling stars, and the green flash