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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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

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