Iridescent clouds and distorted coronas.
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DOI: 10.1364/ao.56.000g20
Abstract: Near-forward scattering of sunlight generates coronas and iridescence on clouds. Coronas are caused by diffraction, whereas iridescence is less easily explained. Iridescence often appears as bands of color aligned with the edges of clouds or… read more here.
Keywords: clouds distorted; iridescence; distorted coronas; iridescent clouds ... See more keywords
Unusual Iridescent Clouds Observed Prior to the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake and Their Possible Relation to Preseismic Disturbance in the Ionosphere
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DOI: 10.3390/atmos16050549
Abstract: The Wenchuan earthquake (Ms8.0), which struck Sichuan Province, China, on 12 May 2008, was one of the most devastating seismic events in recent Chinese history. It resulted in the deaths of nearly 90,000 people, left… read more here.
Keywords: electric field; clouds observed; wenchuan earthquake; iridescent clouds ... See more keywords