Steve's Atmospheric Phenomena
There are several excellent books available explaining weather and atmospheric phenomena:
 
* Rainbows, Halos, and Glories, by Robert Greenler, 1994, Peanut Butter Publishing.
* Light and Color in the Outdoors, by M.G.J. Minnaert, 1993, Springer-Verlag.
* Atmospheric Halos, by Walter Tape, 1994, American Geophysical Union.
* Color and Light in Nature, by D. K. Lynch and W. Livingston, 2001, Cambridge Univ. Press.
* Rare Halos, Mirages, Anomalous Rainbows and Related Electromagnetic Phenomena, by W. R. Corliss, 1984, Sourcebook Project.
* Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere, by S. A. Ackerman and J. A. Knox, 2003, Brooks/Cole.
* Out of the Blue, by John Naylor, 2002, Cambridge
* The Book of Clouds, by John A. Day, 2003, Silver Lining Books
* Kaleidoscope Sky, by Tim Herd, 2007, Abrams, Inc.
 
For Kids:
 
* Exploring the Sky by Day, by Terence Dickinson, 1998, Firefly Books.
* Light and Color, by F. Healey and P. Hamilton, 1962, John Day Company
These pages contain images of various atmospheric and weather effects I have seen while living in southern Arizona.  The images are from the Tucson area and the Santa Rita mountains. I was fortunate to work on Mt. Hopkins for many years, and the mountaintop weather there is phenomenal.  These photos were taken with a Nikon 990, Nikon 4500, Fuji F10, Nikon P5000, Konica Minolta 7D, and Konica Minolta A2.
Last modified: 11-03-07
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Sunsets
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Brocken Spectre
 
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Clouds
 
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Lightning
 
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Rainbows
 
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Sundogs and Halos
 
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CircumHorizontal/Zenithal
Arcs
 
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Crepuscular Rays
 
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Irisations
 
Be sure to visit Les Cowley's spectacular and informative website on Atmospheric Optics!
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