Recently I have been spending alot of time with my friends along the shores of Hilo, and recently I have been asking myself how come I can see into the water better when the sun is out? And I knew it had something to do with the sun, then that brought me to this weeks blog as simple as, How come the water is blue?
Sunlight is made up of all the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Some of the sunlight is reflected off the surface of the water, reflecting the color of the sky. Some of the sunlight penetrates the water and is scattered by ripples and particles in the water. In deep water, much of the sunlight is scattered by the oxygen in the water, and this scatters more of the blue light.
So we all know that pure water is perfectly clear, of course, but if there is a lot of water, and the water is very deep so that there are no reflections off the sea floor, the water appears as a very dark navy blue. If there are any particles suspended in the water, they will increase the scattering of light. In coastal areas, runoff from rivers, resuspension of sand and silt from the bottom by tides, waves and storms and a number of other substances can change the color of the near-shore waters
This is all alpart of the amazing information that is out there on the web today. So go check out more info about colors!
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