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 sp…
"Over two hundred illustrations, many in full color, capture for both the layman and scientist the beautiful optical effects chat we see in the sky. The author describes and explains these effects in non-technical language. In addition co discussing such well-known phenomena as …
"Over two hundred illustrations, many in full color, capture for both the layman and scientist the beautiful optical effects chat 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 -- 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 sp…
"Over two hundred illustrations, many in full color, capture for both the layman and scientist the beautiful optical effects chat 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 …
"Over two hundred illustrations, many in full color, capture for both the layman and scientist the beautiful optical effects chat we see in the sky. The author describes and explains these effects in non-technical language. In addition co discussing such well-known phenomena as …
Discusses optical effects we see in the sky including sun pillars, sundogs, glories and mirages. Three of the seven chapters focus on ice crystal effects. Suitable for both layman and scientist.
