2006-12-14 05:18:59 · 12 answers · asked by tom s 1 in Environment
The atlantic has is colder and has more algae in it, so it doesn't scatter the blue light waves as effectively as the warmer, clearer mediterranean.
2006-12-14 05:20:47 · answer #1 · answered by ndtaya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends a lot more on specific location than the if it is the Mediterranean or Atlantic.
"Green" water is generally caused by algae and other photosynthetic organisms living in the water.
This brings us to why there is algae in the water, that is a result of the amount of nutrients in the water. Generally where large rivers (especially muddy ones) empty into the ocean the nearby ocean/sea is greener.
However there is a second factor. In warm water, algae grows much faster. Therefore most of the nutrients are quickly grabbed by various living things living in the water when it is warm. Other things live "faster" in warm water as well and the algae is "eaten" by other things much more rapidly, moving up the food chain into larger and larger organisms. These eventually die and settle to the bottom, removing the nutrients from the water.
Eventually in tropical waters the nutrient level becomes low and fewer algae can live there, and the water looks clearer and "blue". Since in most places the Mediterranean is warmer than the Atlantic it is further along this process and therefore in many places it looks more "blue". However depending on where you look there are many places in the Mediterranean that are more green than some places in the Atlantic.
2006-12-14 09:19:28 · answer #2 · answered by Dr Fred 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-14 22:46:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the Atlantic is more eutrophic and the Mediterranean is more oligotrophic or mesotrophic. Of course, pollution may also be a factor.
2006-12-14 05:32:42 · answer #4 · answered by meteorology81 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because of the amount of female pads women throw into the Mediterranean sea...
2006-12-14 05:21:58 · answer #5 · answered by Transgénico 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
seas and oceans look all blue, because the water in them reflects the color of the sky.
2006-12-14 05:24:57 · answer #6 · answered by late appointment 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Algie
2006-12-14 05:20:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im pretty sure it has to do with the temperature and the amount of salt in each...it determines the color...also i think the depths would make it look different
2006-12-14 05:28:19 · answer #8 · answered by Jamie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different algae contents.
2006-12-14 05:20:47 · answer #9 · answered by Valerie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first one is holding its breath like the impertinant child that it is, whilst its larger sibling is green with envy.
2006-12-14 05:20:44 · answer #10 · answered by I hate friggin' crybabies 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋