White-out

White-out
White-out
 
['waɪtaʊt; englisch, eigentlich »das Aushellen«], der oder das, extreme Tagesbeleuchtung bei bedecktem Himmel über verschneiten Gebieten, die durch wiederholte diffuse Reflexion des Lichtes zwischen der Erdoberfläche und der Wolkenunterseite v. a. in polaren Gegenden auftritt. Die Unebenheiten der schneebedeckten Erdoberfläche und die Umrisse des Horizonts sind nicht zu erkennen, sodass das Orientierungsvermögen und die Fähigkeit, Entfernungen abzuschätzen, verloren gehen können.

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