L. Rayleigh, “On the Transmission of Light through an Atmosphere Containing Small Particles in Suspension and on the Origin of the Blue of the Sky,” Philosophical Magazine, Vol. 47, 1899, pp. 375-384.

has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: The Color of the Sky

  AUTHORS: Frederic Zagury

  KEYWORDS: Sky Color; Rayleigh Extinction; Ozone; Aerosols; Radiative Transfer; Spectral Analysis

  JOURNAL NAME: Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, Vol.2 No.4, November 2, 2012

  ABSTRACT: The color of the sky in day-time and at twilight is studied by means of spectroscopy, which provides an unambiguous way to understand and quantify why a sky is blue, pink, or red. The colors a daylight sky can take primarily owe to Rayleigh extinction and ozone absorption. Spectra of the sky illuminated by the sun can generally be represented by a generic analytical expression which involves the Rayleigh function , ozone absorption, and, to a lesser extend, aerosol extinction. This study is based on a representative sample of spectra selected from a few hundred observations taken in different places, times, and dates, with a portable fiber spectrometer.