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Sharon:
Sounds like supernumerary arcs, see page 8 of Greenler.
Russell (Russ) D. Sampson
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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University of Alberta
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sharon Curtis <s.curtis_at_CS.STIR.AC.UK>
To: METEOPTIC_at_listserv.funet.fi <METEOPTIC_at_listserv.funet.fi>
Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 9:48 AM
Subject: Rainbowbow
>Hi,
>
>I just joined the list, and thought I'd peek round the door and
>introduce myself. I'm an academic, but not in this field, my
>interest in meteorological phenomena is more of a hobby, sparked
>off by picking up a copy of Greenler's book.
>
>I was going to lurk around a while before jumping in, but the
>observation of a particular phenomenon today prompted me to
>ask about something I just observed, that I don't recall being
>explained anywhere I've seen discussion about rainbows. To get to
>the point -
>
>Looking at a rainbow today, there seemed to be an extra bit underneath
>the main bow. On previous occasions I hadn't seen it so clearly and
>chalked it up to imagining things, but this time there was no mistake.
>The primary bow was very strong, secondary medium strong.
>
>Colour sequence going from the outside to inside of primary bow:
>red-orange, yellow, turquoisy bit, then purply bit.
>Except then it repeated the last two - turquoisy bit, then purply bit.
>
>???
>
>Apologies if this is a frequently asked question.
>
>Sharon
>
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