Dictionary definition: parhelic circle

India Sundog
AP Images;  March 27, 2008 ;     231 words ...A boy points at a sundog or a parhelic circle seen around the sun from Kannur, Kerala, India, Thursday, March 27, 2008. A sundog or a parhelic circle is an atmospheric optical phenomenon primarily associated with the reflection or refraction ...

Dictionary definition: parhelion
A Dictionary of Weather;      365 words ... ... is closest to the Sun, and a white tail frequently extends along the parhelic circle . On rare occasions, parhelia may also occur at other points on the parhelic circle, most commonly at 120° from the Sun ( paranthelion ) and 180 ...

Article: Josephine enlightens. (tropical storm)
Weatherwise;  February 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... of Parent's picture, yet it captures the beginnings of a parhelic circle, as well as arcs above and below the halo, all which make this picture so special. The parhelic circle is a strip of light at the same angle above the horizon as ...

Dictionary definition: anthelion
A Dictionary of Weather;      299 words ... ... that resembles a parhelion (or mock sun ). It lies on the parhelic circle at the same altitude, but 180° in azimuth from the ... be enhanced by the intersection of anthelic arcs with the parhelic circle at this point .

Article: Midlatitude cirrus clouds derived from hurricane Nora: A case ...
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... elsewhere). The components included the common 22 deg halo with tangent arcs, parhelia of 22 deg and 120 deg, and a parhelic circle. However, assuming, for example, that 200-- (mu)m-diameter oriented plate or thick plate crystals contributed ...

Article: 2007 photo contest.(Photograph)
Weatherwise;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Ontario at Webster Pier in Rochester. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THIRD PRIZE Steven Fiorino Beavercreek, Ohio Sun dogs with a parhelic circle and a sun pillar resemble the Death Star in Grand Forks, North Dakota. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED ...

Dictionary definition: sun pillar
A Dictionary of Weather;      277 words ... ... crystals, i.e. faces that are parallel to the ground. On rare occasions, regarded with awe in more superstitious times, it may occur with part of the parhelic circle to give the appearance of a cross centred on the Sun. See also SUBSUN .