Atmosphericopticalphenomena include: Afterglow Airglow Alexander's band, the dark region between the two bows of a double rainbow. Alpenglow Anthelion...
Opticalphenomena are any observable events that result from the interaction of light and matter. All opticalphenomena coincide with quantum phenomena...
STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement) is an atmosphericoptical phenomenon that appears as a purple and green light ribbon in the sky,...
Atmospheric optics is "the study of the optical characteristics of the atmosphere or products ofatmospheric processes .... [including] temporal and spatial...
flash and green ray are meteorological opticalphenomena that sometimes occur transiently around the moment of sunset or sunrise. When the conditions...
these phenomena may have been extraterrestrial spacecraft. Skeptics assert that the phenomenon was likely to have been another atmosphericphenomena, such...
parhelia) in meteorology, is an atmosphericoptical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or both sides of the Sun. Two sun dogs often flank...
This glossary of meteorology is a listof terms and concepts relevant to meteorology and atmospheric science, their sub-disciplines, and related fields...
opticalphenomena can be accounted for by using the classical electromagnetic description of light, however complete electromagnetic descriptions of light...
Several researchers contributed to the growing body of knowledge about atmospheric electrical phenomena. Francis Ronalds began observing the potential gradient...
an optical phenomenon in the form of a brightened spot on the parhelic circle approximately 150–160° from the sun; i.e., between the position of the...
Upon investigation, most UAPs are identified as known objects or atmosphericphenomena, while a small number remain unexplained. While unusual sightings...
compensated by the fact that astronomers have a vast number of visible examples of stellar phenomena that can be examined. This allows for observational data...
galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth (such as cosmic background radiation) History ofatmospheric physics – history of the study...
Weather – the set of all the phenomena in a given atmosphere at a given time. Microscale meteorology – the study ofatmosphericphenomena about 1 km or less...
seen using ordinary optical telescopes because the surface is not visible, and only clouds and other transient atmosphericphenomena are seen. The Cassini–Huygens...
subsequent reporting are often made by those untrained in astronomy, atmosphericphenomena, aeronautics, physics, and perception. Nevertheless, most officially...
splitter, other quantum phenomena, and even the nuclear decay (due to practical considerations the latter, as well as the atmospheric noise, is not viable)...
science – field that encompasses all of the scientific disciplines that involve space exploration and study natural phenomena and physical bodies occurring in...
sensing Investigating nonlinear optics phenomena Holographic techniques employing lasers also contribute to a number of measurement techniques. Laser based...
radiation) Atmospheric physics – the study of the application of physics to the atmosphere Atomic, molecular, and optical physics – the study of how matter...
additionally depends on the tilt of the measuring surface, the height of the Sun above the horizon, and atmospheric conditions. Solar irradiance affects...