SECTION VI, CHAPTER 4

Optical Mirage

NON-PHOTOGRAPHIC FIGURES

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Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3
1. Snell's Law 2. Normal Sunshine 3. Inversion Frequency

Fig 4 Fig 5 Fig 6
4. Visibility < 10 km 5. Astronomical Refraction 6. Mirage Geometry

Fig 7 Fig 8 Fig 9
7. Ray Curvature 8. Image Inversion 9. Image Elongation

Mar Obs 01 Mar Obs 02 Mar Obs 03
Marine Observer:
Ship Images
Marine Observer:
Ship Images
Marine Observer:
Tanker Image

Mar Obs 04 Dbl-Image Refraction Sunset/Moonset
Marine Observer:
Inverted Images
10. Double-Image Refraction 11. Sunset/Moonset Mirages

Mar Obs 05 Mar Obs 06 Mar Obs 07
Marine Observer:
Rising Sun
Marine Observer:
Double Sun
Marine Observer:
Double Sun

Fig 12 Fig 13 Fig 14
12. Energy in Inversion 13. Wavefront Diagram 14. Refractive Color Separation

Mar Obs 08 Mar Obs 09 Refr Color Sep
Marine Observer:
Setting Venus
Marine Observer:
Green Flash
15. Refractive Color Separation Geometry

Scattering
16. Light Scattering Geometry