terrestrial scintillation

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terrestrial scintillation [tə′res·trē·əl ‚sint·əl′ā·shən]

(optics)

A generic term for scintillation phenomena observed in light that reaches the eye from sources lying within the earth's atmosphere. Also known as atmospheric boil; atmospheric shimmer; optical haze.

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