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