Water bodies

Water bodies

Referring to any significant accumulation of water usually on planet earth but also on other planetary bodies.

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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 ...