Choon-YeeHoh wrote:
: I am interested in finding out some information on the value of
: light intensity that are not available in most photosynthesis
: text book:
: 2) By how much is the light intensity reduced after passing
: through 2 - 3 metres of sea water? A formulae will be more
: appreciated.
I'm not sure that this will be of any help but I thought let's send it
anyway:
Light absorption of CLEAR water relative to that at 1 meter depth:
Depth in m. violet blue blue/green green yellow red
5 13.4 55.0 75.0 75.0 99.75 99.63
10 20.0 56.3 83.4 83.4 99.8 99.73
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