The reflection of the sunset on the water is redder--Why?

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The discussion centers on the phenomenon of sunset reflections on water appearing redder due to light polarization. It is established that absorption plays a role in this visual effect, with horizontally polarized light being more pronounced in shallow reflections. The use of polarizing sunglasses is recommended to observe this effect more clearly, as they can enhance the visibility of the color differences in sunset reflections.

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December 9, 2021 wetlands sunset.jpg

I presume that some kind of absorption occurs when the sunset is reflected on the water, but can anyone describe this in more detail?
 
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Next time you see this, have a set of polarizing sun glasses on hand. I suspect you will discover that the horizontally polarized lunset is redder than the vertically polarized sunset. When light makes a shallow reflection of any surface, the reflection of light polarized parallel to the surface is favored.
 
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