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Scattering

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024808

The process by which electromagnetic radiation interacts with and is redirected by the molecules of the atmosphere, ocean, or land surface. The term is frequently applied to the interaction of the atmosphere on sunlight, which causes the sky to appear blue (since light near the blue end of the spectrum is scattered much more than light near the red end). [NASA Earth Observatory Glossary}

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-024808
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA EV-Natural Environments-Natural Phenomena
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024808",
  "term": "Scattering",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The process by which electromagnetic radiation interacts with and is redirected by the molecules of the atmosphere, ocean, or land surface. The term is frequently applied to the interaction of the atmosphere on sunlight, which causes the sky to appear blue (since light near the blue end of the spectrum is scattered much more than light near the red end). [NASA Earth Observatory Glossary}",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Natural Environments-Natural Phenomena"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/scattering/"
}

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