Ice_blink

Iceblink

Iceblink

White light caused by reflection of an ice field

Iceblink is a white light seen near the horizon, especially on the underside of low clouds,[1] resulting from reflection of light off an ice field immediately beyond. The iceblink was used by both the Inuit and explorers looking for the Northwest Passage to help them navigate safely.[1]

Ice Islands with ice blink, watercolour by Georg Forster, made 1773 during the second voyage of James Cook

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Ice blink". Athropolis. 2005. Retrieved Sep 3, 2010.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Ice blink". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.


Stub icon

This article about atmospheric science is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Ice_blink, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.