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waves

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030213

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 (see fetch) and occur along the coast or in an estuary.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030213
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesCoastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030213",
  "term": "waves",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "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 (see fetch) and occur along the coast or in an estuary.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/waves/"
}

Record 30,213 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.