Hazy/beautiful sunset over Beijing
The view from Coal Hill in Beijing is hazy yet beautiful because of the air pollution. The warm colours are enhanced by the particulates in the atmosphere. Here, the colours also look slightly washed out, a side effect of larger particulates scattering all wavelengths of light away.
Taken on 23
September
2012
Submitted on 1 Mar 2014
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aerosol, air pollution, sunset, beijing
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Credit: Michelle Cain (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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