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Terrestrial Refraction
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1. Any refraction
phenomenon observed in the light originating from a source lying within the
earth's atmosphere; as contrasted to astronomical
refraction, sense 2. This is applied only to refraction caused by
inhomogeneities of the atmosphere itself, not, for example, to that caused by
ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Terrestrial refraction is
responsible for such phenomena of meteorological optics as looming, sinking,
stooping, towering, mirages, and terrestrial scintillation.
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2. = terrestrial
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
