Oceans

Oceans

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

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Water bodies; Oceans

A submerged or emerged mound of sand, gravel or shell material built on the ocean floor in shallow water by waves and currents.

That zone of shore or beach lying between the foreshore and the dunes and acted upon by waves only during severe storms, especially when combined with exceptionally high water. It includes the berm ...

Backbarrier flats

Water bodies; Oceans

Low-lying sandy regions on the landward side of the sand dunes. Often covered with salt-tolerant grasses and shrubs.

Backbarrier marsh

Water bodies; Oceans

Marsh formed behind a coastal barrier, often containing significant coarse sediment that has washed in from the seaward side.

Backrush

Water bodies; Oceans

The seaward return of water following the uprush of the waves. For any given tide stage, the point of farthest return seaward of the backrush is known as the limit of backrush.

Velocity zone (v-zone)

Water bodies; Oceans

A zone subject to velocity-water flooding during storms that have a 100-year recurrence interval. In coastal areas the V-Zone generally extneds inland to the point where the 100-year flood depth is ...