Cirrus cloud iridescence: A rare case study

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 486-491

  Sassen, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DIFFRACTION; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; STEAM;

CLOUD IRIDESCENCE;

CLOUDS;

EID: 0037455506     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.000486     Document Type: Article

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