Re: Blue Sky

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From: David Knapp
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 21:07

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In article <1992Jul22.121947.12108@aoa.aoa.utc.com> carl@aoa.aoa.utc.com (Carl Witthoft) writes:
>In article <BrrMJB.Brv@acsu.buffalo.edu> mjb@acsu.buffalo.edu (Matthew J. Bernhardt) writes:
>>andrew@rentec.com (Andrew Mullhaupt) writes:
>>>Why is the sky blue?
>>	I'll bite.  The composition of the Earth's atmosphere (four fifths
>>nitrogen, one fifth oxygen) is such that incoming light is refracted to make
>>the sky appear blue.
>x
>Get real.  It's Rayleigh scattering.
>Short answer: this means particle scattering is related to wavelength,
>and shortwave, i.e. blue, scatters more.  Hence blue sky.

Get real yourself!  You didn't even bother to mention if it was stokes 
or anti-stokes! 
 
;-/




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David Knapp                                      University of Colorado, Boulder
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