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Water bodies
Referring to any significant accumulation of water usually on planet earth but also on other planetary bodies.
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marsh
Water bodies; Oceans
An area of soft, wet or periodically inundated land, generally treeless and usually characterized by grasses and other low growth.
mean high water
Water bodies; Oceans
The average height of all of the high waters recorded at a given place over a 19-year period.
mean low water
Water bodies; Oceans
The average height of all of the low waters recorded at a given place over a 19-year period.
mean sea level
Water bodies; Oceans
The average height of the surface of the sea at a given place for all stages of the tide over a 19-year period.
neap tide
Water bodies; Oceans
A tide occurring near the time of quadrature of the moon with the sun. The neap tide range is usually 10- to 30-percent less than the mean tidal range.
littoral transport
Water bodies; Oceans
The movement of littoral drift in the littoral zone by waves and currents. Includes movement parallel (longshore transport) and perpendicular (on/offshore transport) to the shore.
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