Marine darkwaves: sudden episodes of underwater darkness lasting days to months. Light attenuates exponentially with depth (Beer-Lambert law). Sediment plumes from storms and rivers increase turbidity, pushing benthic light below survival thresholds for kelp and seagrass.
Click to trigger storm event • Mouse Y controls baseline turbidity • Space toggle pause • P cycle palette
Based on Thoral et al. (2026), Communications Earth & Environment