Pink-tinted waves rolled onto a San Diego beach last week.
The Pepto Bismol-colored waters were seen at Torrey Pines State Beach and Natural Reserve, whereUniversity researchers injected nontoxic pink dye into the water to observe how freshwater from inland areas such as rivers and estuaries interacts with the surf zone when it flows into the ocean.in a statement posted online that it's partnering with the University of Washington for the experiment, which will continue into February. The first dye release, on Jan.
When rivers and estuaries pour into the ocean, they carry sediments and contaminants, and"little is known about how these plumes of more buoyant, fresher water interact with the denser, saltier and often colder nearshore ocean environment, particularly as the plumes encounter breaking waves," the institution said.
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