ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS LABORATORY
Light does not always travel straight.
Observe how a temperature gradient bends light through the atmosphere. Change the air. Watch the rays respond.
EXPERIMENT NO.GR–07SIMULATOR / 1.0.0
LIVE RAY CHAMBER / 3D VIEW
PROPAGATING LIGHT
GROUND-INTERSECTING RAY
THERMAL LAYER
INTEGRATOR RK4 / FIXED STEP
LIVE DATA STREAMPHYSICS / 01
REFRACTIVE GRADIENT AT OBSERVER—× 10⁻⁶ m⁻¹
CHIEF RAY BEND—degrees, signed
GROUND CONTACTS—of active rays
SNELL INVARIANT ERROR—max |n·cosθ − constant|
Ray altitude profilesRAY HEIGHT / HORIZONTAL DISTANCE
Thermal boundary layerTEMPERATURE / ALTITUDE