Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
|
| gptkbp:affects |
color of the sky
visibility of distant objects |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
molecules in the atmosphere
small particles |
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:optics
atmospheric physics |
| gptkbp:dependsOn |
wavelength of light
size of scattering particles |
| gptkbp:describedYear |
1871
|
| gptkbp:describes |
scattering of light or other electromagnetic radiation by particles much smaller than the wavelength of the radiation
|
| gptkbp:explains |
why sunsets are red
why the sky is blue |
| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh
|
| gptkbp:form |
I ∝ 1/λ^4
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Rayleigh scattering
|
| gptkbp:inverselyProportionalTo |
fourth power of wavelength
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
causes blue color of clear daytime sky
causes reddish hues at sunrise and sunset stronger effect at shorter wavelengths |
| gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:Earth's_atmosphere
other planetary atmospheres |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Tyndall_effect
gptkb:Mie_scattering |
| gptkbp:type |
elastic scattering
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:astronomy
climate science remote sensing optical communications |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Compton_scattering
gptkb:John_Strutt,_3rd_Baron_Rayleigh gptkb:John_William_Strutt gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh gptkb:Sky gptkb:Tyndall_effect gptkb:John_Strutt,_1st_Baron_Rayleigh |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|