Abstract
The polarization of light originating from an area of the sky covered by clouds (termed “cloudlight”) consists of two components:
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The first originates from the cloud itself. White light illuminating the cloud remains white, but becomes partially linearly polarized after scattering on the cloud particles (ice crystals or water droplets).
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The second component is caused by the scattering of light within the air column between the cloud and the observer. This column scatters bluish and partially linearly polarized light.
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Horváth, G., Varjú, D. (2004). Polarization Patterns of Cloudy Skies and Animal Orientation. In: Polarized Light in Animal Vision. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09387-0_6
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