For a very interesting book on optical effects in the atmosphere, see
the remarkable book by Minnaert, "Light and Color in the Open Air."
Though Amazon.com says it is out of print, there are other editions that
are not:
Light and Color in the Outdoors ~ Usually ships
in 24 hours
M. G. J. Minnaert, et al / Hardcover /
Published 1993
Our Price: $65.00
The Nature of Light and Colour in the Open Air ~
Usually ships in 24 hours, Marcel Gilles Jozef Minnaert / Paperback /
Published 1948
Our Price: $7.96 ~ You Save: $1.99 (20%)
Light and Color in the Outdoors
M. G. J. Minnaert / Paperback / Published
1995
(Publisher Out Of Stock)
I think this is the edition I have
Nature of Light and Color in the Open Air
M. Minnaert
Ross McCluney, Cocoa, FL