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A superior mirage is due to a lower refractive index layer (warm air) above a region of higher refractive index (cooler air). Air temperature normally reduces with altitude. Warm air above cooler air is known as thermal inversion. The photo was taken by Pekka Parviainen at ... http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/mirage > More |