Even though sound waves in water and sound waves in air are basically similar, the way that sound levels in water and sound levels in air are reported is very different, and comparing sound levels in water and air must be done carefully.
Melanocytes are found in the stratum basale layer. About 1 in every 5 to 10 cells in this layer is a melanocyte. Melanocyte number is the same in all races. In different races, the number of melanocytes is THE SAME. In light skinned people, the melanin is concentrated deep in the epidermis, particularly in the stratum basale layer. Differences in skin colour depend on how much melanin is produced, the size of the melanosomes, and the degree to which they agregate.
Melanosomes are the granules within melanocytes where melanin is synthesized. In humans, melanin is the primary determinant of skin color and is also found in hair and the iris. The most common form of biological melanin is eumelanin, a brown-black polymer of dihydroxyindole carboxylic acids, and its reduced forms. Most eumelanins are derived from the amino acid tyrosine.