Wolfram Researchscienceworld.wolfram.comOther Wolfram Sites
Search Site
Astronomy
Astronomy topics
Alphabetical Index
About this site
About this site
Atmospheres Calendars Galactic Astronomy Observational Astronomy Remote Sensing Solar System Stars About this site FAQ What's new Random entry Contribute Sign the guestbook Email ScienceWorld
Atmospheres > Atmospheric Phenomena v



Atmospheric Phenomena
    

Airglow, Anticrepuscular Ray, Arc, Ash Cloud, Aureole, Aurora, Bishop's Ring, Circumzenithal Arc, Counter Purple Light, Crepuscular Ray, Glory, Green Flash, Halo, Lunar Halo, Milky Skies, Mock Sun, Moonbow, Moondog, Parhelic Circle, Primary Glow Bands, Purple Light, Rainbow, Second Purple Light, Sundog, Sun Pillar, Tangential Arc




References

--. Sky & Telescope, 254, Mar. 1989.

--. Sky & Telescope, 561, May 1991.

--. Sky & Telescope, ca. 678-680, Dec. 1991.

Boyer, C. B. The Rainbow from Myth to Mathematics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1987.

Corliss, W. R. Lightning, Auroras, Nocturnal Lights and Related Luminous Phenomena: A Catalog of Geophysical Anomalies. Glen Arm, MD: Sourcebook Project, 1982.

Corliss, W. R. Rare Halos, Mirages, Anomalous Rainbows and Related Electromagnetic Phenomena: A Catalog of Geophysical Anomalies. Glen Arm, MD: Sourcebook Project, 1984.

Gallant, R. A. Rainbows, Mirages, and Sundogs: The Sky As a Source of Wonder. New York: Atheneum, 1987.

Greenler, R. Rainbows, Halos, and Glories. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1980.

Kaler, J. B. The Ever-Changing Sky: A Guide to the Celestial Sphere. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Lynch, D. K. and Livingston, W. Color and Light in Nature. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Meinel, A. B. and Meinel, M. P. Sunsets, Twilights, and Evening Skies. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1983.

Minnaert, M. G. J. The Nature of Light and Colour in the Open Air. New York: Dover, 1954.

Minnaert, M. G. J. Light and Colour in the Outdoors. Springer-Verlag, 1993.

Schaaf, F. Seeing the Sky. New York: Wiley, 1990.

Schaaf, F. Wonders of the Sky: Observing Rainbows, Comets, Eclipses, the Stars and Other Phenomena. New York: Dover, 1984.

Tape, W. Atmospheric Halos. Amer. Geophys. Union, 1994.

Walker, J. Light from the Sky: Readings from Scientific American Magazine.

Weisstein, E. W. "Books about Atmospheric Phenomena." http://www.ericweisstein.com/encyclopedias/books/AtmosphericPhenomena.html.

Young, A. T. "Air Mass and Refraction." Appl. Opt. 33, 1108-1110, 1994.







header
mathematica calccenter astronomer