Atmospheric Optics is the study of the optical characteristics of the atmosphere which includes the study of refraction, reflection, defraction, scattering and polarization of light produced by the atmosphere.
Rainbows, sunsets and halos; a spectacular display of colors and visuals in the sky called "atmospheric optics".
meteorological optics"That part of atmospheric optics concerned with the study of patterns observable with the naked eye. This latter restriction is often relaxed slightly to allow the use of simple aids such as binoculars or a polarizing filter.
Category atmospheric radiation is an umbrella term for studies of atmospheric optics, radiative transfer in the atmosphere, light scattering on hydrometeors and molecules, band models of atmospheric transmission.
 See also: Light, Air, Atmosphere, Meteor, Cloud
  
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