Simulation of rainbows, coronas, and glories by use of Mie theory

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 436-444

  Laven, Philip ^a  

^a Media Technology and Innovation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; RAIN;

CORONAS;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

EID: 0037455443     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.000436     Document Type: Article

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