I know it has something to do with the larger wavelengths of light such as red and orange getting absorbed as it gets deeper into the ocean. Can anyone expand on this for me? Thanks.
Why is it that the bottom of the ocean goes green and then to blue/violet?
You are right! The wavelength of blue light allows it to go further than red light. This is also a reason that many deep sea creatures are red as opposed to black, because no red light can reach these depths they can't be seen by any other deep sea creatures.
Reply:When you view the ocean from above you are seeing what is left of light after it is absorbed and reflected. If you think of the ocean sand as "yellow", then when the ocean is shallow you are seeing a combination of blue and yellow, which is green.
When it is deep there is only blue with no reflection from the bottom so it is blue.
Reply:its possible it could be explained with quantum or atomic physics?
just like compounds only give off certain wavelengths, they only absorb the same ones. i have no basis for this but it could be that water absorbs more red than violet. and since water is a compound, it should have wider bands which could cover greater spans of wavelengths.
it could also be the same reason the sky is blue.
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