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Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics

2017 year, number 1

Observation of the mirror reflection of lighted underlying surface by a cloudy layer of ice plates

A.M. Morozov, V.P. Galileiskii, A.I. Elizarov, D.V. Kokarev
V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 1, Academician Zuev square, Tomsk, 634021, Russia
Keywords: облачность, горизонтально ориентированные ледяные пластинки, зеркальное отражение, освещенная подстилающая поверхность, overcast, horizontally oriented ice plates, mirror, illuminated underlying surface

Abstract

The observation of specular reflection of illuminated underlying surface cloud layer of horizontally oriented ice plates is reported. The conditions and means of observing this phenomenon are described. Certain evaluations of the characteristics of the reflecting layer clouds obtained on the basis of these observations, are presented as well as photographs, illustrating the phenomenon.