Polar mirages

Abstract After a brief outline of how mirages are formed in polar regions, this paper discusses several kinds of mirages noted in the literature of polar exploration—those creating illusory land, the Novaya Zemlya effect, longrange visibility and magnification, and multiple images and the Fata Morga...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Rees, W.G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1988
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Mirages
Novaya Zemlya
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009141
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400009141
id crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400009141
record_format openpolar
spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400009141 2024-03-03T08:47:34+00:00 Polar mirages Rees, W.G. 1988 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009141 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400009141 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 24, issue 150, page 193-198 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1988 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009141 2024-02-08T08:41:26Z Abstract After a brief outline of how mirages are formed in polar regions, this paper discusses several kinds of mirages noted in the literature of polar exploration—those creating illusory land, the Novaya Zemlya effect, longrange visibility and magnification, and multiple images and the Fata Morgana. Article in Journal/Newspaper Novaya Zemlya Polar Record Cambridge University Press Mirages ENVELOPE(141.446,141.446,-66.797,-66.797) Polar Record 24 150 193 198
institution Open Polar
collection Cambridge University Press
op_collection_id crcambridgeupr
language English
topic General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
spellingShingle General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Rees, W.G.
Polar mirages
topic_facet General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
description Abstract After a brief outline of how mirages are formed in polar regions, this paper discusses several kinds of mirages noted in the literature of polar exploration—those creating illusory land, the Novaya Zemlya effect, longrange visibility and magnification, and multiple images and the Fata Morgana.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Rees, W.G.
author_facet Rees, W.G.
author_sort Rees, W.G.
title Polar mirages
title_short Polar mirages
title_full Polar mirages
title_fullStr Polar mirages
title_full_unstemmed Polar mirages
title_sort polar mirages
publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP)
publishDate 1988
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009141
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400009141
long_lat ENVELOPE(141.446,141.446,-66.797,-66.797)
geographic Mirages
geographic_facet Mirages
genre Novaya Zemlya
Polar Record
genre_facet Novaya Zemlya
Polar Record
op_source Polar Record
volume 24, issue 150, page 193-198
ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057
op_rights https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms
op_doi https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009141
container_title Polar Record
container_volume 24
container_issue 150
container_start_page 193
op_container_end_page 198
_version_ 1792503779276357632

Similar Items