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Undersun

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002913

An optical effect seen by an observer above a cloud deck when looking toward the sun, as sunlight is reflected upwards off the faces of ice crystals in the cloud deck. [Also known as subsun.]

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002913
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002913",
  "term": "Undersun",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "An optical effect seen by an observer above a cloud deck when looking toward the sun, as sunlight is reflected upwards off the faces of ice crystals in the cloud deck. [Also known as subsun.]",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/undersun/"
}

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