XVIII-XXI) contains large amounts of suspended and dissolved

materials.

 2. Green or bluish-green water is relatively clear,

low in suspended matter and transmits light reflected from

plant cover on the bottom. In deeper water the blue com-

ponent is heightened as the longer wave lengths are selec-

tively absorbed by the water, giving colors from bluish

green (IV), tending toward blue (I), which is characteristic

of clear, deep offshore water.

 3. Apparently green water (VI-XII) contains some sus-

pended matter, but it primarily reflects the color of the

grass and algal cover of the bottom. The largest portion

of the area falls into this range, including the grass beds

between Bovoni and Cas Cays and most of the Mangrove Lagoon

proper west of Bovoni Cay.

 4. Clear, essentially colorless water which is not

really embraced by the Forel-Ule scale, is found over clean,

current-swept sand in the channels and northof Patricia Cay.


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