- Simulation of inferior mirages observed at the Halligen Sea.
Article
Bib No.:
- 471177
Authors:
- Trankle, E.
Publication Date:
- 1998
Physical Description:
- pp.1495-1505
Citation:
- Applied Optics, VOL. 37 NO. 9, 1998
Holding Location:
- See Parent Record
Link to Parent Record:
Parent Record:
- Applied Optics.
Parent Details:
- VOL. 37 NO. 9, 1998
Media Type:
- Article
Collection:
- Library Collection
Language:
- English
Abstract:
- Two unusual forms of inferior mirage are observed and photographed at the Halligen Sea. With heuristic analytic functions for the temperature profiles, numerical integration of the refraction differential equation on a flat earth is performed. The simulation shows that a double inferior mirage can appear if a light wind carries hot air from above dry sandbanks in the mud flats. Horizontal stripes can appear in the mirage image if a water channel crosses the line of sight between the observer and the object.