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Wouldn't the cloudiness itself be a signal? Presumably it's essentially clear of suspended particles, most of the time.
by throwaway8503 3y ago
Wouldn't the cloudiness itself be a signal?
Presumably it's essentially clear of suspended particles, most of the time.
- iancmceachern 3y agoA signal of what?
- throwaway8503 3y agoSomething solid ahead To clarify: I mean that, generally speaking, the presence of 'cloudy' water would presumably signify that the seafloor was close. In the open ocean, maybe a sea mount is surrounded by essentially a cloud of particles. Edit: I think your reply made the thread reach maximum depth, so I'll end it here.. I should do more reading on the topic.
- iancmceachern 3y agoThe problem I'm highlighting is it also gets cloudy randomly in open ocean, for lots of other reasons.
- iancmceachern 3y agoThe issue is that the cloudiness of water, even open water, varies greatly. So there would be either lots and lots of false positives, or the system would be too insensitive. Think driving in fog
- robbiep 3y agoHave you ever dived? Max visibility is like 30-50m unless you’re in a filtered environment