We have made a concerted effort to search the Web for relevant material, but no matter how hard we try, there will always be more information available than we can possibly examine.

However, the following list contains links to many of the most interesting and informative Web sites related to topics explored in the chapter that we were able to locate. Check them out, but make sure you come back to do more investigating when you're done.

About Rainbows

This site offers a great rainbow tutorial.

Atmospheric Optics (University of Wisconsin - Madison)

Here is a general introduction to atmospheric optics with some additional links.

Atmospheric Phenomena

This site offers a great collection of atmospheric phenomena photographs.

Green Flashes, An Introduction to

This site contains a good introduction to green flashes, including photographs and several links.

Green Flashes (Mt. Wilson Observatory)

A great discussion of green flashes.

Light and Optics Module (Arizona State University)

This site provides a good, basic introduction to light, color, and optics.

Light and Optics: On-line Guides (University of Illinois)

An excellent site investigates the mechanisms (reflection, scattering, etc.) and results of light interacting with air, dust, and haze particles.

Meteorological Phenomena

This site has photographs with a brief discussion of several optical phenomena.

Optical Phenomena (Astronet)

Here ae links to several meteorological optical phenomena sites.

Rainbow Lab

This lab helps to answer many questions about rainbows by examining a mathematical model of light passing through a water droplet.

Rainbow Physics (National Taiwan Normal University)

This site has a great interactive module illustrating the light physics of a rainbow.

Rainbows

This site from Scientific American magazine offers discussions of why rainbows are curved and other interesting atmospheric phenomenon.

Photo/Figure Credits (In Order of Appearance)

• Partial Halo with Sun Dogs (Courtesy of Grant Goodge, NOAA)

• Rainbow with Reflection (Courtesy of NOAA)

• Halo with Sun Dog, Southpole (Courtesy of Lt. McFee, NOAA)

• Optical Phenomenon (Courtesy of Grant_Goodge, NOAA)

• Glory Photograph (Courtesy of Arbeitskreis Meteore e. V.)

• Halo Photograph (Courtesy of Arbeitskreis Meteore e. V.)

• Rainbow Photograph (Courtesy of Arbeitskreis Meteore e. V.)

• Sun Pillar Photograph (Courtesy of Arbeitskreis Meteore e. V.)

• Sunset (Courtesy of J. Roseborough, NOAA)

• Sun Pillar (Courtesy of Grant Goodge, NOAA)

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