The Optical Absorption of Water Compendium

["Editor - P.O.V. Image Service" <editor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, Rolland, I found this one on my own... As you surely could have...

It's at:

http://omlc.ogi.edu/spectra/water/abs/index.html


Simply click on the "data" links and see the data yourself..

I will assume over 20 scientific studies, done over nearly 70 years by
varying scientists,  showing optical absorptive qualities of water
throughout the spectrum will satisfy you... Look at the data and weep
(those near IR-absorptive tears)...

BTW:  Upon a full review of the data, I was wrong in one small aspect..
Although water is less absorptive in the blue and near UV portions of
the spectrum.. As one proceeds further into the UV and radio portions of
the spectrum, water becomes, again, less absorptive...  So, maybe some
old Ortho film with a blue filter on it would give the most unusual
shots of underwater denizens in aquaria.. This for B&W imagery, of
course...




Keith


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