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|Meaning=The top of a [[smoke]] layer that is confined by a low-level [[temperature inversion]] in such a way as to give the appearance of the [[horizon]] when viewed from above against the sky. | |||
|Explanation=In such instances the [[true horizon]] is usually obscured by the smoke layer. <br/>''See also'' [[dust horizon]], [[fog horizon]], [[haze horizon]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:57, 30 March 2024
The top of a smoke layer that is confined by a low-level temperature inversion in such a way as to give the appearance of the horizon when viewed from above against the sky.
In such instances the true horizon is usually obscured by the smoke layer.
See also dust horizon, fog horizon, haze horizon.