Water Wave

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030155",
  "term": "Water Wave",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A disturbance of the surface of a liquid body, as the ocean, in the form of a ridge, swell or hump.\n\n2. A propagation of energy that moves through the water, causing a vertical, oscillatory motion with characteristic wavelength, amplitude, and celerity. Waves are of several types: internal, standing, and surface. Each type of wave propagates energy and impacts the waters, substrate, and biota that it contacts. Waves are initiated by an energy source (such as wind, landslides, Earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions), and they can occur at any depth in the water column. Wave energy varies depending on type and intensity of energy input; the wave regime can change on hourly timescales.\n\n3. Regular or irregular disturbances in or on the surface of a water body that form characteristic shapes and movement patterns and a range of sizes; for the purposes of this report, waves are usually generated by the wind and occur along the coast or in an estuary.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coastal Services Center Glossary of Coastal Terminology",
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012",
    "Adapted from Coastal Sensitivity Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/water-wave/"
}