20 January 2003, Volume 42, Issue 3, pp. 307-596  
33 articles

Light and color in the open air: introduction to the feature issue

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 307-308 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Halo polarization profiles and sampled ice crystals: observations and interpretation

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 309-317 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Symmetry in halo displays and symmetry in halo-making crystals

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 318-331 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Midlatitude cirrus cloud climatology from the Facility for Atmospheric Remote Sensing. IV. Optical displays

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 332-341 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Comparison of modeled and observed astronomical refraction of the setting Sun

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 342-353 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Ray tracing and refraction in the modified US1976 atmosphere

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 354-366 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Novaya Zemlya effect and sunsets

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 367-378 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Gerrit de Veer’s true and perfect description of the Novaya Zemlya effect, 24–27 January 1597

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 379-389 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Bright superior mirages

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 390-393 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Halo and mirage demonstrations in atmospheric optics

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 394-398 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Imaging polarimetry of the rainbow

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 399-405 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Experimental observation of total-internal-reflection rainbows

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 406-411 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Observation of the enhanced backscattering of light by the end of a tilted dielectric cylinder owing to the caustic merging transition

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 412-417 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Analysis of the shadow-sausage effect caustic

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 418-428 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Simulating glories and cloudbows in color

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 429-435 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Simulation of rainbows, coronas, and glories by use of Mie theory

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 436-444 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Measuring and modeling twilight’s purple light

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 445-457 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Color and luminance asymmetries in the clear sky

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 458-464 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Neutral points of skylight polarization observed during the total eclipse on 11 August 1999

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 465-475 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Coronas and iridescence in mountain wave clouds

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 476-485 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Cirrus cloud iridescence: a rare case study

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 486-491 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Solar aureoles caused by dust, smoke, and haze

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 492-496 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Simulating coronas in color

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 497-504 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Evaluation of a one-dimensional cloud model for yellow and green thunderstorms

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 505-510 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Polarization-based vision through haze

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 511-525 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Flow cytometric determination of size and complex refractive index for marine particles: comparison with independent and bulk estimates

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 526-541 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Pitfalls in atmospheric correction of ocean color imagery: how should aerosol optical properties be computed?: reply to comment

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 545-549 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Foundations for low-loss fiber gradient-index lens pair coupling with the self-imaging mechanism

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 550-565 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Analysis of transient-grating signals for reacting-flow applications

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 566-578 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Optical breakdown in fused silica and argon gas: application to Nd:YAG laser limiter

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 579-584 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Stable near-end solution of the lidar equation for clear atmospheres

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 585-591 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Far-infrared laser measurement of the refractive index of polypropylene

Appl. Opt. 42(3), 592-596 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF