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Coastal flooding

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000516

Flooding which occurs when water is driven onto land from an adjacent body of water. This generally occurs when there are significant storms, such as tropical and extratropical cyclones.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000516
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000516",
  "term": "Coastal flooding",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Coastal Flooding",
  "definition": "Flooding which occurs when water is driven onto land from an adjacent body of water. This generally occurs when there are significant storms, such as tropical and extratropical cyclones.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/coastal-flooding/"
}

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