Cloudbow

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-004450",
  "term": "Cloudbow",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A faint, white or very weakly colored arc observed in clouds, similar to a rainbow but with much broader and less distinct color bands. It forms when sunlight is diffracted and reflected by very small water droplets within a cloud. Cloudbows are typically seen in fog or thin clouds where droplet sizes are uniform and less than 50 micrometers.",
  "synonyms": [
    "fogbow",
    "mistbow",
    "white rainbow"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/cloudbow/"
}