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...
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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 |
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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. |
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