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DOI	10.1088/1402-4896/ab1302
	The mechanism of formation of desert mirages
	Li, Hongshou 1,2; Wang, Rongmin 3; Zhan, Hongtao 1,2
通讯作者	Li, Hongshou
来源期刊	PHYSICA SCRIPTA
ISSN	0031-8949
EISSN	1402-4896
出版年	2020
卷号	95 期号:4
英文摘要	The mirage is a unique optical phenomenon in the desert. This paper investigates the mechanism by which they form. Optical experiments in the Gobi show that the refractive index decreases about 20 to 40 cm above the ground causing a total reflection of ground surface light. Thus, ground light cannot get through and a 'water surface' mirage is formed-objects that are higher than the mirage will form an inverted image by reflection. Temperature and humidity monitoring prove that inversion of the refractive index occurs under the mirage. Mirage formation is mainly caused by temperature inversion in the 20 to 40 cm layer of the atmosphere, and phreatic water evaporation is the main reason for the formation of this temperature-inverted layer. The desert mirage is a phenomenon involving both total reflection and mirror reflection.
英文关键词	desert mirage phreatic evaporation temperature refraction
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Peoples R China
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000525017000001
WOS关键词	INFERIOR MIRAGES ; REFRACTIVE-INDEX ; WATER-VAPOR ; SIMULATION ; PROFILE ; IMAGE
WOS类目	Physics, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Physics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/315308
作者单位	1.Dunhuang Acad, Dunhuang Grottoes Monitoring Ctr, Dunhuang 736200, Peoples R China; 2.State Adm Cultural Heritage, Key Sci Res Base Conservat Ancient Mural, Dunhuang 736200, Gansu, Peoples R China; 3.Northwest Normal Univ, Key Lab EcoEnvironm Related Polymer Mat, Minist Educ, Coll Chem & Chem Engn, Lanzhou 730070, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Hongshou,Wang, Rongmin,Zhan, Hongtao. The mechanism of formation of desert mirages[J],2020,95(4).
APA	Li, Hongshou,Wang, Rongmin,&Zhan, Hongtao.(2020).The mechanism of formation of desert mirages.PHYSICA SCRIPTA,95(4).
MLA	Li, Hongshou,et al."The mechanism of formation of desert mirages".PHYSICA SCRIPTA 95.4(2020).