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