Blue Sky Light

Japanese: 青空光 - あおぞらこう
Blue Sky Light

…The light emitted from the sun and reaching the earth is partly scattered or absorbed by the atmosphere, and the rest reaches the earth's surface as direct sunlight. The light scattered or absorbed by the atmosphere reaches the earth's surface as blue sky light, either directly or after repeated scattering and absorption, and the rest leaves the atmosphere again. In the case of cloudy weather, the cloudy sky light reaches the earth's surface after being diffusely transmitted or reflected by the clouds. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Aozora Hikari" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…太陽から放射され地球に到達する光は,一部大気層で散乱または吸収され,残りは直射日光として地表に届く。大気層で散乱または吸収された光は,直接,あるいはさらに散乱,吸収を繰り返した後に,一部は青空光として地表面に達し,一部は再び大気圏外に去る。曇天の場合は,雲による拡散透過や反射を経た曇天光が地表面に到達する。…

※「青空光」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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