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Shallow Water

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025395

Water of such depth that surface waves are noticeably affected by bottom topography. Typically this implies a water depth equivalent to less than half the wave length.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025395
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA Coastal Services Center Glossary of Coastal Terminology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025395",
  "term": "Shallow Water",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Water of such depth that surface waves are noticeably affected by bottom topography. Typically this implies a water depth equivalent to less than half the wave length.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coastal Services Center Glossary of Coastal Terminology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/shallow-water/"
}

Record 25,395 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.