The Deep Blue Sea Is Getting Bluer
https://eos.org/articles/the-deep-blue-sea-is-getting-bluer
Source: By Jenessa Duncombe, Eos/AGU.
Excerpt: Ocean color will intensify in the next century due to global warming altering phytoplankton communities. The ocean’s aquamarines and seafoam greens are shifting as climate change warms the planet. A study [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08457-x] published Monday in Nature Communications predicts that the colors of the world’s oceans will intensify by the end of this century as changes in phytoplankton patterns alter light reflection. Water molecules absorb all visible light except for those at blue wavelengths, making the ocean appear blue. When phytoplankton float near the surface, they change how incoming light reflects. Typically, the greener the ocean water, the more phytoplankton occur there. ...“If climate change shifts one community of phytoplankton to another, that will also change the types of food webs they can support.”...
Source: By Jenessa Duncombe, Eos/AGU.
Excerpt: Ocean color will intensify in the next century due to global warming altering phytoplankton communities. The ocean’s aquamarines and seafoam greens are shifting as climate change warms the planet. A study [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08457-x] published Monday in Nature Communications predicts that the colors of the world’s oceans will intensify by the end of this century as changes in phytoplankton patterns alter light reflection. Water molecules absorb all visible light except for those at blue wavelengths, making the ocean appear blue. When phytoplankton float near the surface, they change how incoming light reflects. Typically, the greener the ocean water, the more phytoplankton occur there. ...“If climate change shifts one community of phytoplankton to another, that will also change the types of food webs they can support.”...