Umkehr effect

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Umkehr effect [′u̇m‚ker i‚fekt]

(optics)

An anomaly of the relative zenith intensities of scattered sunlight at certain wavelengths in the ultraviolet as the sun approaches the horizon; it is due to the presence of the ozone layer.

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