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Sunset Science. II. A useful diagram.

A T Young, G W Kattawar

|February 15, 2008

Summary

Atmospheric thermal layers affect apparent altitudes of tangent points. Dip diagrams reveal how mirages and atmospheric ducts alter perceived heights, explaining visual paradoxes in low-Sun images.

Area of Science:

Atmospheric optics
Geophysics
Radiometry

Background:

Understanding atmospheric thermal structure is crucial for interpreting optical phenomena.
Apparent distortions in visual perception are often linked to atmospheric layering and temperature gradients.

Purpose of the Study:

To visually represent the relationship between atmospheric thermal layers and their observed altitudes.
To explain the optical effects of atmospheric layers, such as magnification and compression, using novel diagrams.

Main Methods:

Development and analysis of 'dip diagrams' illustrating tangential viewing of atmospheric layers.
Investigating ray tracing and crossings in the context of mirages and atmospheric ducts.

Main Results:

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Dip diagrams demonstrate magnification of the lower atmosphere in inferior mirages.
Inversion layers below eye level appear compressed or vanish in ducts.
Ray crossings in miraged distant objects occur beyond the tangent point, maintaining monotonic altitude relationships.

Conclusions:

The apparent altitude of tangent points is a monotonic function of actual atmospheric height.
This monotonic relationship resolves apparent paradoxes observed in low-Sun images and mirages.