• DocumentCode
    823636
  • Title

    Roses are red, violets are blue... [sky colour]

  • Author

    Bansal, Rajeev

  • Author_Institution
    Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    128
  • Lastpage
    129
  • Abstract
    The author considers why the sky appears blue. Features of Rayleigh scattering are mentioned as are features of the human visual system. A demonstration for classroom use is also mentioned briefly.
  • Keywords
    Rayleigh scattering; atmospheric light propagation; colour vision; sky brightness; student experiments; visual perception; Rayleigh scattering; atmosphere; blue sky; classroom; color vision; demonstration; electrical engineering education; electromagnetic radiation; eye; human visual system; light; teaching electromagnetics; Books; Color; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic scattering; Humans; Light scattering; Optical scattering; Physics; Radar cross section; Rayleigh scattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1045-9243
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAP.2005.1589901
  • Filename
    1589901