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;{{anchor| reverses the inlet's current


 * {{anchor|Tidal prism}}Tidal prism
 * the total volume of water that flows into an estuary during flood tide, or flows out of an estuary during ebb tide

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