Estuary/def


 * Aeration
 * The process by which air is circulated or dissolved in a liquid, or liquid equivalent. Increases the surface area of the mixture.


 * Dessication
 * The process of extreme drying or state of extreme dryness.


 * Embayment
 * Also known as bay
 * A coastal body of water carved from a larger body of water.


 * Estuary
 * A semi-enclosed, coastal body of water connected to the sea, with a mix of saltwater and freshwater.


 * Eutrophication
 * The process by which a body of water, upon accumulation of a high concentration of nutrients (primarily nitrogen and phosphorous), is overtaken by plants and algae.


 * Halophyte
 * A salt-tolerant plant that grows in high-salinity habitats.


 * Microtidal
 * (of an coast) Having a tidal range less than 2m.


 * Succulent
 * (of a plant) Having leaves and/or stems adapted for water storage.


 * Tidal bore
 * A large wave generated by a spring tide entering a long, narrow, shallow inlet; reverses the inlet's current.


 * Tidal prism
 * The total volume of water that flows into an estuary during flood tide, or flows out of an estuary during ebb tide.