title: Light and color in the open air: introduction to the feature issue.
abstract: This feature issue is a celebration of the joy and scientific richness of observing optical phenomena in nature. The majority of papers are adapted from presentations given at the Ninth International Meeting on Light and Color in Nature, held in Bozeman, Montana, from 25 to 29 June 2007.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 610 Cobleigh Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman 59717, USA. jshaw@montana.edu
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Raymond L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Charles L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Adler
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D001272:Atmosphere; D003116:Color; D008027:Light; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D010825:Physics