seiche

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025137",
  "term": "seiche",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Temporary displacement of water due to high winds or atmospheric pressure.\n\n2. A long-period, standing wave that creates an oscillatory sloshing of water within an enclosed water body. This is due to wind or pressure effects that cause water motions that resonate with the length scale of the water body.\n\n3. A seiche is the sloshing of a closed body of water from earthquake shaking. Swimming pools often have seiches during earthquakes.\n\n4. An oscillating wave in a reservoir caused by a landslide into the reservoir or earthquake-induced ground accelerations or fault offset or meteorological event.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Nearshore Terrestrial Ecosystems Glossary",
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012",
    "USGS Earthquake Glossary",
    "FEMA Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/seiche/"
}