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Cloud iridescence
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Contents
1 Gallery
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_iridescence
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Gallery
See also
Polar stratospheric cloud
References
1. Gedzelman, Stanley David (1 June 1988). "In Praise of Altocumulus". Weatherwise 41 (3): 143149.
doi:10.1080/00431672.1988.9930533.
2. Astronomy Picture of the Day (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071125.html), over Boulder, Colorado
3. Iridescent Clouds - Atmospheric Optics site (http://www.atoptics.co.uk/droplets/irid1.htm)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_iridescence
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4. Sassen, Kenneth (1 January 2003). "Cirrus cloud iridescence: a rare case study". Applied Optics 42 (3): 486.
Bibcode:2003ApOpt..42..486S. doi:10.1364/AO.42.000486.
5. Shaw, Joseph A.; Pust, Nathan J. (12 August 2011). "Icy wave-cloud lunar corona and cirrus iridescence". Applied
Optics 50 (28): F6. Bibcode:2011ApOpt..50F...6S. doi:10.1364/AO.50.0000F6.
External links
Iridescent cloud gallery - Atmospheric Optics site
(http://www.atoptics.co.uk/droplets/iridim0.htm)
On the Cause of Iridescence in Clouds
(http://chestofbooks.com/crafts/scientific-american/sup5/On-TheCause-Of-Iridescence-In-Clouds.html) - Scientific American
Supplement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_iridescence
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