Strange tides...
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have conducted the first stage in a series of experiments that involve dying immense quantities of seawater off the coast of a local beach. Their color of choice? Pink., or perhaps an especially grizzly shark attack. But it's also the most sensible one, easily distinguished from the ocean's greenish blue tinge.
Specifically, the researchers are interested in tracking plumes of fresh water's interactions with the breaking waves of heavier sea water. How these encounters pan out, they say, could provide key insights into the depositing of foreign materials like sediments — and more grimly, pollutants — into the ocean via estuaries.
The pink pigment simply makes the plumes of fresh water easier to track, both to the naked eye and to instruments like drones and ground-bound sensors. These will be accompanied by submerged sensors that will measure stuff like the height of waves or the water temperature. If you’ve noticed a pink hue to the water at Torrey Pines State Beach, don’t fret—it’s research in action. Learn more about the experiment led by Sarah Giddings' lab, what researchers are hoping to find, and why pink dye is being used in this study. ⬇️ 🌊
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