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Silver Lining of a Cloud



© Department of Atmospheric Sciences,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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The white rim of the cloud is caused by diffraction.

The light coming from the sun is bent by the water droplets present in the clouds.

The waves interfere between each other. When two waves cancel each other ( destructive interference) we see dark. When they combine (constructive interference), the light appears brighter.


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