Water mass

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030066",
  "term": "Water mass",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Water Mass",
  "definition": "Refers to a parcel of water with homogeneous properties (e.g., chemical, physical). If no other hydroform applies (or sufficient information is not available to classify the hydroform), the default would be a water mass that describes the general properties of the parcel. Any physicochemical property (or properties) can define a water mass. Common water mass types are those of homogeneous salinity, temperature or density - or a combination of those properties.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/water-mass/"
}