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| Marc Berger, Terry Trout, Nancy Levit, "Ray Tracing Mirages," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 36-41, May/June, 1990. | |||
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| @article{ 10.1109/38.55151, author = {Marc Berger and Terry Trout and Nancy Levit}, title = {Ray Tracing Mirages}, journal ={IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications}, volume = {10}, number = {3}, issn = {0272-1716}, year = {1990}, pages = {36-41}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/38.55151}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, } | |||
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| TY - MGZN JO - IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications TI - Ray Tracing Mirages IS - 3 SN - 0272-1716 SP36 EP41 EPD - 36-41 A1 - Marc Berger, A1 - Terry Trout, A1 - Nancy Levit, PY - 1990 VL - 10 JA - IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications ER - | |||
Ray-tracing methods are extended to include the mirage effect. This is accomplished by simulating atmospheric variations. Different air layers are distinguished in modeling the continuous spectrum of temperature change, each layer being assigned a refractive index, which causes a penetrating light ray to bend in accordance with Snell's law of refraction. A classification of mirage images is included.
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