Table and Figure List    Chapter 19 - Atmospheric Optical Phenomena
(to see a figure click on its title)

SUBJECT TITLE
Atmospheric Optics

Atmospheric Optics (comprehensive website of Les Cowley)

Optical Phenomena and their Causes

Optical Phenomena List

Scattering

Crepuscular Rays

Reflection and Refraction

The Laws of Reflection and Refraction (Snell's Law)

Inferior Mirage Diagram
Superior Mirage Diagram
Sundog Diagram
The Formation of 22° and 46° Halos
The Making of a Primary Rainbow        Primary Rainbow Cone
The Making of a Secondary Rainbow
Tangent Arcs