Rayleigh scattering" Approximate theory for electromagnetic scattering by small particles named for Lord Rayleigh (John William Strutt, 1842-1919), ...
Rayleigh Scattering Changes in directions of electromagnetic energy by particles whose diameters are 1/16 wavelength or less. This type of scattering is responsible for the sky being blue.
Rayleigh scattering Caused by spherical particles whose diameter is much smaller than the wavelength of scattered radiation; responsible for the blue of the daytime sky. ...
Selective scattering (or Rayleigh scattering) occurs when certain particles are more effective at scattering a particular wavelength of light.
On a sunny day the Earth sky usually looks as a blue gradient - dark in the zenith, light near the horizon (due to Rayleigh scattering). It turns orange and red during sunrise and sunset, and becomes black at night.
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Browse Related Terms: Broken Level, Convective Overdevelopment, Jet Stream Cirrus, Mie scattering, Non-Uniform Sky Condition, Rayleigh scattering, SCT, Shower ...
1 m[&mgr;]m, are small enough to scatter shorter wavelengths of light preferentially though not according to the inverse fourth-power law of Rayleigh scattering.
 See also: Scattering, Wavelength, Light, Air, Water
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