Young A T, Kattawar G W, Parviainen P
Appl Opt. 1997 Apr 20;36(12):2689-700. doi: 10.1364/ao.36.002689.
A previously unrecognized phenomenon, which we call the mock mirage, produces inverted images of the Sun and Moon near the horizon when the observer looks downward through a thermal inversion. No ducting is involved; the rays can be concave toward the Earth throughout their length, with a radius of curvature larger than the radius of the Earth. Quite mild inversions produce surprisingly large effects, which increase with the height of the observer. Although the phenomenon has frequently been photographed, published pictures have been misinterpreted. Finally, we distinguish between features that are due to waves on inversion layers and the larger features that are due to the inversions themselves.
一种以前未被认识的现象，我们称之为模拟海市蜃楼，当观察者透过逆温层向下看时，会在地平线附近产生太阳和月亮的倒影。不涉及波导现象；光线在其整个长度上可以向地球凹曲，曲率半径大于地球半径。相当轻微的逆温会产生惊人的大效果，且这种效果会随着观察者高度的增加而增强。尽管这种现象经常被拍摄下来，但已发表的照片却被误解了。最后，我们区分了逆温层上的波所导致的特征和逆温本身所导致的较大特征。
