Optics in the Air
Observing Optical Phenomena Through Airplane Windows
Will be published approx. on 30. March 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
194 pages
978-1-5106-0729-3 (ISBN)
Description
Most naturally occurring optical displays can be seen from an airplane, and some are best viewed while airborne. This book is an introduction to optical phenomena in the natural world, primarily in the atmosphere (or ""in the air""). It follows a simple approach that can be understood and enjoyed by readers without scientific training. A variety of optical phenomena are illustrated with photographs and explained with simplified line diagrams and descriptions.
These phenomena range from everyday sky and sunset colors to the elusive noctilucent clouds and aurora, as well as a whole world of too-often-ignored occurrences such as sun glitter patterns on bodies of water, colorful ringed glories and coronas, rainbows that cling to the clouds below a high-flying airplane, and ice halos that spring up as an airplane passes through high-altitude ice clouds.
These phenomena range from everyday sky and sunset colors to the elusive noctilucent clouds and aurora, as well as a whole world of too-often-ignored occurrences such as sun glitter patterns on bodies of water, colorful ringed glories and coronas, rainbows that cling to the clouds below a high-flying airplane, and ice halos that spring up as an airplane passes through high-altitude ice clouds.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bellingham
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5106-0729-3 (9781510607293)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose and Scope
1.2 Observation and Photography Tips
1.2.1 Where and when to look
1.2.2 Photography tips
1.2.3 Airplane-window optical effects
1.3 Organization of the Book
References
2 Sky Colors
2.1 Clear Sky Colors
2.2 Sunrise and Sunset Colors
2.3 Scattering by Smoke and Air Pollution
2.4 Skylight Angular Distribution
2.5 The Green Flash
2.6 Mie Scattering from Rain Drops and Cloud Droplets
References
3 Coronas and Iridescence
3.1 Corona
3.2 Iridescence
References
4 Rainbows and Cloudbows
4.1 Rainbow Colors and Geometry
4.2 Cloudbows and Fogbows
4.3 Rainbow and Cloudbow Polarization
4.4 Supernumerary Bows
4.5 Red and Infrared Rainbows
References
5 Glories
5.1 Glory Geometry
5.2 Glories and Airplane Shadow
5.3 Noncircular Glories
5.4 Opposition Effect and Heiligenschein
References
6 Shadows
6.1 Eclipses
6.2 Airplane Shadows
6.3 Mountain Shadows
6.4 Contrail Shadows
6.5 Cloud Shadows
6.6 Crepuscular and Anti-crepuscular Rays
6.7 Earth's Shadow
References
7 Water Colors and Glitter
7.1 Water Colors
7.2 Water Waves
7.3 Water Reflections
7.4 Glints and Glitter
References
8 Halos and Pillars
8.1 Refraction in Ice Crystals
8.1.1 Sundogs or parhelia
8.1.2 22-deg halo
8.1.3 Upper and lower tangent arcs
8.2 Reflections from Ice Crystals
8.3 Other Ice Crystal Optical Effects
8.3.1 Subparhelia
8.3.2 Refraction in 90-deg prism ice crystals
8.3.3 Bottlinger's rings
References
9 Noctilucent Clouds and Aurora
9.1 Midnight Sun
9.2 Noctilucent Clouds
9.3 Aurora
References
10 Colors from Polarization
10.1 Skylight Polarization
10.2 Colors from Birefringent Airplane Windows
References
11 Scenery and Interesting Sights
Appendix: International Airport Codes
1.1 Purpose and Scope
1.2 Observation and Photography Tips
1.2.1 Where and when to look
1.2.2 Photography tips
1.2.3 Airplane-window optical effects
1.3 Organization of the Book
References
2 Sky Colors
2.1 Clear Sky Colors
2.2 Sunrise and Sunset Colors
2.3 Scattering by Smoke and Air Pollution
2.4 Skylight Angular Distribution
2.5 The Green Flash
2.6 Mie Scattering from Rain Drops and Cloud Droplets
References
3 Coronas and Iridescence
3.1 Corona
3.2 Iridescence
References
4 Rainbows and Cloudbows
4.1 Rainbow Colors and Geometry
4.2 Cloudbows and Fogbows
4.3 Rainbow and Cloudbow Polarization
4.4 Supernumerary Bows
4.5 Red and Infrared Rainbows
References
5 Glories
5.1 Glory Geometry
5.2 Glories and Airplane Shadow
5.3 Noncircular Glories
5.4 Opposition Effect and Heiligenschein
References
6 Shadows
6.1 Eclipses
6.2 Airplane Shadows
6.3 Mountain Shadows
6.4 Contrail Shadows
6.5 Cloud Shadows
6.6 Crepuscular and Anti-crepuscular Rays
6.7 Earth's Shadow
References
7 Water Colors and Glitter
7.1 Water Colors
7.2 Water Waves
7.3 Water Reflections
7.4 Glints and Glitter
References
8 Halos and Pillars
8.1 Refraction in Ice Crystals
8.1.1 Sundogs or parhelia
8.1.2 22-deg halo
8.1.3 Upper and lower tangent arcs
8.2 Reflections from Ice Crystals
8.3 Other Ice Crystal Optical Effects
8.3.1 Subparhelia
8.3.2 Refraction in 90-deg prism ice crystals
8.3.3 Bottlinger's rings
References
9 Noctilucent Clouds and Aurora
9.1 Midnight Sun
9.2 Noctilucent Clouds
9.3 Aurora
References
10 Colors from Polarization
10.1 Skylight Polarization
10.2 Colors from Birefringent Airplane Windows
References
11 Scenery and Interesting Sights
Appendix: International Airport Codes