orange/red sunsets in a dirty atmosphere
- when pollution is present, the
atmosphere contains more particles such as
aerosols having larger diameters than the
atmospheric gases
- hence, more of the intermediate
wavelengths of visible light such as yellow and
green are scattered in addition to the blue light
- what largely remains is red
light...., hence the sun appears red.
- why
do clouds also appear red near sunset?????
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