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Ocean color is the branch of ocean optics that specifically studies the color of the water and information that can be gained from looking at variations in color. The color of the ocean, while mainly blue, actually varies from blue to green or even yellow, brown or red in some cases. [1]
Conversely, in Russian and some other languages, there is no single word for blue, but somewhat different words for light blue (голубой, goluboy) and dark blue (синий, siniy). Other color names assigned to bodies of water are sea green and ultramarine blue. Unusual oceanic colorings have given rise to the terms red tide and black tide.
The Ocean Blue is an American indie pop band formed in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in 1986. Its original members included David Schelzel on lead vocals/guitar, Steve Lau on keyboards/saxophone, Bobby Mittan on bass guitar and Rob Minnig on drums and vocals.
The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the largest animal ever to have lived. While this ocean mammoth is dubbed “blue,” its color is more a reflection of the water it swims ...
All particles scatter light to some extent, including plankton, minerals, and detritus. Particle size effects how much scattering happens at different colors; for example, very small particles scatter light exponentially more in the blue colors than other colors, which is why the ocean and the sky are generally blue (called Rayleigh scattering ...
Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas has set sail on the open ocean for the first time in preparation for its highly anticipated January 2024 debut.
Why people pick the ocean as their final resting place. April 12, 2022 at 8:00 AM. ... There are many reasons why people want to be buried at sea. For some, the decision is financial: A sea burial ...
Most of the ocean is blue in color, but in some places the ocean is blue-green, green, or even yellow to brown. [64] Blue ocean color is a result of several factors. First, water preferentially absorbs red light, which means that blue light remains and is reflected back out of the water.