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atmospheric scattering
  پراکنش ِ جوی  
parâkaneš-e javvi
Fr.: diffusion atmosphérique  

The → scattering of → electromagnetic radiation by various particles in the Earth’s → atmosphere. The phenomenon is caused by collisions between photons and several scattering agents such as atoms, molecules, → aerosols, and water droplets in clouds. → Rayleigh scattering.

See also: → atmospheric; → scattering.