diff --git a/Shaders/transition-gbuffer.frag b/Shaders/transition-gbuffer.frag
index be2ecd8f4..1787eb278 100644
--- a/Shaders/transition-gbuffer.frag
+++ b/Shaders/transition-gbuffer.frag
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 // � Emilian Huminiuc 2011
 
 
-varying vec4    RawPos;
+varying float	RawPosZ;
+varying vec3	WorldPos;
 varying vec3	normal;
 varying vec3    Vnormal;
 
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ void encode_gbuffer(vec3 normal, vec3 color, int mId, float specular, float shin
 
 void main()
     {
-    float MixFactor;
     float NdotL;
     float NdotHV;
     float fogFactor;
@@ -50,14 +50,17 @@ void main()
     vec4 texel;
     vec4 fragColor;
     vec4 color;
-    vec4 Noise;
-
+    
     cover = min(min(min(min(CloudCover0, CloudCover1),CloudCover2),CloudCover3),CloudCover4);
 
-    Noise =  texture3D(NoiseTex, RawPos.xyz*0.0011);
-    MixFactor = Noise.r * Noise.g * Noise.b;	//Mixing Factor to create a more organic looking boundary
+    vec4 Noise =  texture3D(NoiseTex, WorldPos.xyz*0.0011);
+	vec4 Noise2 = texture3D(NoiseTex, WorldPos.xyz * 0.00008);
+    float MixFactor = Noise.r * Noise.g * Noise.b;	//Mixing Factor to create a more organic looking boundary
+    float MixFactor2 = Noise2.r * Noise2.g * Noise2.b;
     MixFactor *= 300.0;
+	MixFactor2 *= 300.0;
     MixFactor = clamp(MixFactor, 0.0, 1.0);
+	MixFactor2 = clamp(MixFactor2, 0.0, 1.0);
     L1 = 0.90 - 0.02 * MixFactor;			//first transition slope
     L2 = 0.78 + 0.04 * MixFactor;			//Second transition slope
 
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ void main()
     wetness = 1.0 - 0.3 * RainNorm;
     texel.rgb = texel.rgb * wetness;
 
-    float altitude = RawPos.z;
+    float altitude = RawPosZ;
     //Snow texture for areas higher than SnowLevel
     if (altitude >= SnowLevel - (1000.0 * slope + 300.0 * MixFactor) && slope > L2 - 0.12) {
         texel = mix( texel,
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ void main()
         }
 
 
-    fragColor.rgb *= 1.2 - 0.4 * MixFactor;
+	fragColor.rgb *= 1.2 - 0.6 * MixFactor * MixFactor2;
 
 	float specular = dot( gl_FrontMaterial.specular.rgb, vec3( 0.3, 0.59, 0.11 ) );
 	float emission = dot( gl_FrontLightModelProduct.sceneColor.rgb + gl_FrontMaterial.emission.rgb,
diff --git a/Shaders/transition-gbuffer.vert b/Shaders/transition-gbuffer.vert
index b63c0f2ee..d44edc7f8 100644
--- a/Shaders/transition-gbuffer.vert
+++ b/Shaders/transition-gbuffer.vert
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@
 // Authors: Frederic Bouvier, Emilian Huminiuc
 //
 
-varying vec4	RawPos;
-
+varying float	RawPosZ;
+varying vec3	WorldPos;
 varying vec3	normal;
 varying vec3	Vnormal;
 
+uniform mat4 osg_ViewMatrixInverse;
+
 void main() {
-	RawPos = gl_Vertex;
+	RawPosZ = gl_Vertex.z;
+	WorldPos = (osg_ViewMatrixInverse *gl_ModelViewMatrix * gl_Vertex).xyz;
 	gl_Position = ftransform();
 	gl_TexCoord[0] = gl_TextureMatrix[0] * gl_MultiTexCoord0;
 	normal = normalize(gl_Normal);
diff --git a/Shaders/transition.frag b/Shaders/transition.frag
index ae6ddadc5..521755f1f 100644
--- a/Shaders/transition.frag
+++ b/Shaders/transition.frag
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 #version 120
 
-varying vec4    RawPos;
+varying float   RawPosZ;
+varying vec3	WorldPos;
 varying vec3	normal;
 varying vec3    Vnormal;
 
@@ -45,12 +46,16 @@ void main()
 
     float cover = min(min(min(min(CloudCover0, CloudCover1),CloudCover2),CloudCover3),CloudCover4);
 
-    vec4 Noise =  texture3D(NoiseTex, RawPos.xyz * 0.0011);
-    float MixFactor = Noise.r * Noise.g * Noise.b;	//Mixing Factor to create a more organic looking boundary
-    MixFactor *= 300.0;
-    MixFactor = clamp(MixFactor, 0.0, 1.0);
-    float L1 = 0.90 - 0.02 * MixFactor;			//first transition slope
-    float L2 = 0.78 + 0.04 * MixFactor;			//Second transition slope
+	vec4 Noise =  texture3D(NoiseTex, WorldPos.xyz*0.0011);
+	vec4 Noise2 = texture3D(NoiseTex, WorldPos.xyz * 0.00008);
+	float MixFactor = Noise.r * Noise.g * Noise.b;	//Mixing Factor to create a more organic looking boundary
+	float MixFactor2 = Noise2.r * Noise2.g * Noise2.b;
+	MixFactor *= 300.0;
+	MixFactor2 *= 300.0;
+	MixFactor = clamp(MixFactor, 0.0, 1.0);
+	MixFactor2 = clamp(MixFactor2, 0.0, 1.0);
+	float L1 = 0.90 - 0.02 * MixFactor;			//first transition slope
+	float L2 = 0.78 + 0.04 * MixFactor;			//Second transition slope
 
     // If gl_Color.a == 0, this is a back-facing polygon and the
     // Vnormal should be reversed.
@@ -65,7 +70,7 @@ void main()
 		pf = pow(nDotHV, gl_FrontMaterial.shininess);
 
 	if (gl_FrontMaterial.shininess > 0.0)
-		specular = gl_FrontMaterial.specular * gl_LightSource[0].specular * pf;
+		specular = gl_FrontMaterial.specular * gl_LightSource[0].diffuse * pf;
 
 // 	vec4	diffuseColor = gl_FrontMaterial.emission +
 // 							vec4(1.0) * (gl_LightModel.ambient + gl_LightSource[0].ambient) +
@@ -141,7 +146,7 @@ void main()
     float	wetness = 1.0 - 0.3 * RainNorm;
     texel.rgb = texel.rgb * wetness;
 
-    float	altitude = RawPos.z;
+    float	altitude = RawPosZ;
     //Snow texture for areas higher than SnowLevel
     if (altitude >= SnowLevel - (1000.0 * slope + 300.0 * MixFactor) && slope > L2 - 0.12) {
         texel = mix(texel, mix(texel, snowTexel, smoothstep(L2 - 0.09 * MixFactor, L2, slope)),
@@ -160,7 +165,7 @@ void main()
             fragColor.b = fragColor.b * (0.5 + 0.25 * cover);
         }
 
-    fragColor.rgb *= 1.2 - 0.4 * MixFactor;
+	fragColor.rgb *= 1.2 - 0.6 * MixFactor * MixFactor2;
     fragColor.rgb = fog_Func(fragColor.rgb, fogType);
     gl_FragColor = fragColor;
     }
diff --git a/Shaders/transition.vert b/Shaders/transition.vert
index abf4861f6..fdfade826 100644
--- a/Shaders/transition.vert
+++ b/Shaders/transition.vert
@@ -7,13 +7,17 @@
 
 #version 120
 
-varying vec4 RawPos;
-varying vec3 normal;
-varying vec3 Vnormal;
+varying float	RawPosZ;
+varying vec3	WorldPos;
+varying vec3	normal;
+varying vec3	Vnormal;
+
+uniform mat4 osg_ViewMatrixInverse;
 
 void main()
     {
-    RawPos = gl_Vertex;
+    RawPosZ = gl_Vertex.z;
+	WorldPos = (osg_ViewMatrixInverse *gl_ModelViewMatrix * gl_Vertex).xyz;
     gl_Position = ftransform();
     gl_TexCoord[0] = gl_TextureMatrix[0] * gl_MultiTexCoord0;
     normal = normalize(gl_Normal);