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atmospheric extinction
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atmospheric extinctionhas definition Decrease in the intensity of light from a celestial body due to absorption and scattering by the Earth's atmosphere. The extinction increases from the zenith to the horizon and affects short wavelengths more than long wavelengths, so that objects near the horizon appear redder than they are at the zenith.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:45.0
is a kind of selective absorption2001-09-27 09:29:45.0
selective absorptionhas synonym reddening2001-09-27 09:29:45.0
absorptionhas inverse process emission2001-09-27 09:29:45.0
radiation intensity modificationchanges property intensity2001-09-27 09:29:45.0
optical processhas domain optics2001-09-27 09:29:44.0