1 of 1

Write now Article Tools

The transparency of water (pond, lake or ocean) is such an important characteristic, which gathers interest from both two considerations, physical and biological. This definitely matter of great significance that how much the water filters the penetrating sunlight while letting it pass through, or in other words, how much visibility that a specific body of water does permit.

Almost the entire quantity of energy, which gets access to any water body, is solar energy and it does penetrate from the top. Definitely this is the level of clarity of the water, which enables solar energy to have access right down to the bottom. More the transparency of water, more the penetration sunlight shall experience and vice versa. The hindrances due to impurities would reason to increase the surface water temperature, as the maximum heat energy shall be absorbed along the surface. The basic difference between two contrasting situations is that, turbidity reasons to heat the surface of water body while the other condition paves the way for deeper access of the sunrays, resultantly bottom or lower water gets more energy and becomes warmer than the other situation.
We all are acquainted with the fact that how much the solar energy has been influential in making life possible on this planet. Either it is terrestrial or the aquatic sphere; the solar energy substantiates quintessence to make life possible. From the biological point of view, the solar radiations need to have maximum penetration in the water. We have learned earlier that transparency of water body allows the sunrays to touch the depth. This is appreciable that without sunlight no photosynthesis action shall take place. This is the process of photosynthesis, which harnesses the solar energy to provide the driving force, which is essentially needed for the chemical reactions that ultimately reason for the beginning of life.
Photosynthesis
Photosynthe sis is such a process, which reasons to produce carbohydrate in plant from water and carbon dioxide, by materializing sunrays and in the presence of chlorophyll. The process of photosynthesis reasons the decomposition of water into its two constituting elements (hydrogen and oxygen). This is the process, which is responsible for the release of oxygen that forms not only a substantial part of this atmosphere, but also gives a distinctive identity to this planet. The aquatic life is no exception, greatly dependent on this release of oxygen; few other elements are also getting involved

• 1
• 2
• 3
• next page >>

Add your voice

Know something about How deep you can see through water?
We want to hear your view. Write now!