Rainbows, halos, and glories / Robert Greenler

By:

Greenler, Robert, 1929- [VerfasserIn]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: SPIE press monograph ; 321Publisher: Bellingham : SPIE Press, [2020]Copyright date: © 2020Description: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 195 Seiten) : Illustrationen, DiagrammeISBN:

9781510638389
1510638385
9781510638372

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Additional physical formats: 9781510638372 | Erscheint auch als: Rainbows, halos, and glories. Druck-Ausgabe Reprinted. Bellingham, Washington, USA : SPIE Press, 2020. xi, 195 SeitenDDC classification:

551.56/7

LOC classification:

QC975.2

DOI: DOI: 10.1117/3.2573017Online resources:

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Summary: "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 rainbows and halos, he treats the rarer ones, including sun pillars, sun dogs, glories, and mirages. Computer simulations and simplified mathematical models are used co make the physical origins of these events intelligible. The book sensitizes readers co a wide range of optical phenomena in the sky, explains how co look for chem, and imparts an increased awareness and aesthetic appreciation of these fascinating effects"PPN: PPN: 173314496XPackage identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-50-SPI

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