SECTION VI, CHAPTER 4

Optical Mirage

NON-PHOTOGRAPHIC FIGURES

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Snell's Law Normal Sunshine Inversion Freq
1. Snell's Law 2. Normal Sunshine 3. Inversion Frequency
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Visibility Dist Fig 5 Fig 6
4. Visibility < 10 km 5. Astronomical Refraction 6. Mirage Geometry
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Fig 7 Fig. 8 Fig 9
7. Ray Curvature 8. Image Inversion 9. Image Elongation
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Mar Obs 01 Mar Obs 02 Mar Obs 03
Marine Observer:
Ship Images		 Marine Observer:
Ship Images		 Marine Observer:
Tanker Image
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Mar Obs 04 Fig. 10 Sunset/Moonset
Marine Observer:
Inverted Images		 10. Double-Image Refraction 11. Sunset/Moonset Mirages
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Rising Sun Double Sun Double Sun
Marine Observer:
Rising Sun		 Marine Observer:
Double Sun		 Marine Observer:
Double Sun
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Fig. 12 Fig. 13 Fig 14
12. Energy in Inversion 13. Wavefront Diagram 14. Refractive Color Separation
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Venus Green Flash Fig 15
Marine Observer:
Setting Venus		 Marine Observer:
Green Flash		 15. Refractive Color Separation Geometry
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  Fig 16  
  16. Light Scattering Geometry  
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