Re: Visibility and wavelength

[hylands@ibm.net (Jon Hylands)]

On Mon, 05 Jul 1999 00:37:49 -0700, you wrote:

> Question: since poor vis is usually due to suspended matter - which is solid - how do you do a
> go-around using alternative w.lengths?  I would have thought suspended matter would behave
> differently from atmospheric particles in terms of penetration.

I am not aware of *any* visible wavelength that will penetrate water
to any extent.

That's pretty much why they use sound for everything underwater,
because it seems to be the only thing that works.

Later,
Jon