Oceans

Oceans

An ocean is a body of saline water that composes a large part of a planet's hydrosphere.

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Bypassing sand

Water bodies; Oceans

Hydraulic or mechanical movement of sand, from an area of accretion to a downdrift area of erosion, across a barrier to natural sand transport such as an inlet or harbour entrance. The hydraulic ...

Littoral current

Water bodies; Oceans

Any current in the littoral zone caused primarily by wave action, i.e. , longshore currrent, rip current.

Longshore current

Water bodies; Oceans

The littoral current in the breaker zone that moves essentially parallel to the shore, usually generated by waves breaking at an angle to the shoreline.

Estuary

Water bodies; Oceans

The part of a river that is affected by tides. The region near a river mouth in which the freshwater of the river mixes with the saltwater of the sea.