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Arago distance

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-003597

The angular distance from the antisolar point to the Arago neutral point, the spot in the sky above the antisolar point where skylight is unpolarized. The distance depends on the sun's elevation and on the aerosol content of the air, so measuring it serves as an indicator of atmospheric turbidity. The Babinet and Brewster distances play the same role for the neutral points near the sun.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-003597
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-003597",
  "term": "Arago distance",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The angular distance from the antisolar point to the Arago neutral point, the spot in the sky above the antisolar point where skylight is unpolarized. The distance depends on the sun's elevation and on the aerosol content of the air, so measuring it serves as an indicator of atmospheric turbidity. The Babinet and Brewster distances play the same role for the neutral points near the sun.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/arago-distance/"
}

Record 640 of 10,702 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.