Why is the ocean different colors in different places?
Have you ever wondered Why is the ocean different colors in different places? Clear water is colored blue mainly due to absorption of red wavelengths more strongly than blue, an effect even seen in swimming pools. Secondarily there is scattering of blue by the same mechanism that colors the sky blue. Some people know the fact and some think why the ocean water is different colors? Generally we can say : Ocean water containing phytoplankton will be some shade of green due to chlorophyll. Near the shore ocean color is also influenced by runoff, tide-induced resuspension of fine particles from the bottom, and...