Why is the Sea Blue in Color? Science has the Answer
Why is the sea blue in color? Is the blue of sea below the reflection of blue of sky above? The vast Ligurian Sea had such a soothing blue personality! Seeing this sight I obviously got the impression the deep sea water is reflecting the sky above.
Why is the Sea Blue in Color?
Why is the sea blue in color?
Science has a different answer though. The water surface of sea would have functioned as a plain mirror reflecting the blue sky had its surface been smooth. But that is not the case we know. The surface is wavy and full of ripples.
The deep blue color is because the quantity of blue light radiated is more; other wavelengths of lights are all absorbed more and more because of increasing depths. Water absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum. Like a filter, this leaves behind colors in the blue part of the light spectrum for us to see.
Different water bodies may also take on green, red, or other hues as light bounces off of floating sediments and particles in the water.
Depth and the water bodies, like that of ocean and sea, also influence whether the surface appears a dark blue or light blue.
The truth is that pure water is very slightly blue. It is just so pale that in small quantities it appears clear. Water is blue because it absorbs red, yellow and green light, but scatters blue light.
I learned this with my 13 year old and I saw new beauty in this picture. It was taken in Portovenere, Italy.
Did you know the Pacific Ocean contains some of the most deep blue colored waters in the world?
Do you know which sea has two colors?
Sail from Arabian Sea to Persian Gulf and you will see an amazing sight of seawater with two different colors. The color changes at a certain boundary, giving a sense of two different water bodies which decided not to blend together.
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Beautiful composition…
Thanks for this lesson!
awesome !!
Great View
so nice.
heart touching click !
Thirteen-year-olds can sometimes be very, VERY smart. :))
Very Nice Capture and Really Science has an explanation to every things and to most extent they make sense..Glad Science taught you another perspective on the Image and Now you have two reason to adore the beauty of the Image.. 🙂
Beautiful, serene and Blue my favorite color too…
Beautiful capture! Nice blues.
Beautiful…
wow bful click 🙂
Wow…..
Beautiful text with an extraordinary shot.
Beautiful blues, Indrani! Lovely shot!
The ripples on the water is so well captured.
What a pretty shot!
Lovely shot of the horizon.
beautiful shot & interesting fact.Thanks for sharing!you & your 13 yr old taught me something today:)
That water is a heavenly blue. Lovely.
That boat trail is beautiful!
The science is interesting and the photo is beautiful.
Cool shot!
Beautifully composed and shot!
Beautiful sky and interesting information too.
Great photo Indrani, a lot going on there, beautiful blues.
blue on blue is wonderful.
Beautiful Italy, beautiful shot.
that's interesting! thanks for sharing… blue sea and sky inspire me many time. awesome capture 🙂
Beautiful shot!
Blau in Blau, fantastisch liebe Indrani…
Umarmung und Grüsse aus der Schweiz
Hans-Peter
Such a blue world it is, Indrani! Great capture for the day as always!!
that's a beautiful shot, indrani!
Beautiful beautiful blue water and sky!
So beautiful.
That's a nice click