Mirages at Lake Geneva: the Fata Morgana

Appl Opt. 2017 Jul 1;56(19):G59-G68. doi: 10.1364/AO.56.000G59.

Abstract

Fata Morgana mirages are frequently seen at Lake Geneva. We show the first photographs of them, including a real-time video, and explain their main features, which are due to the very turbulent entrainment zones of capping inversions, especially in valley circulations.