nearshore
Close to land
Nearshore describes the zone of shallow water close to a coastline, where waves break and sediment moves: nearshore currents, nearshore habitat.
In business, nearshore refers to outsourcing work to nearby countries rather than distant ones—Mexico for a U.S. company, Poland for a German one: We moved our call center nearshore to reduce time zone issues.
Compare offshore and onshore.
Relating to seashores
- intertidalZone between high and low watermarks
- foreshoreIntertidal coastal zone
- backshoreBeach above tide line
- strandlineTide's deposit line
coastline · seawall · breakwater · groin · jetty · sandbar · dune · beach
Seaweed-dominated underwater ecosystem
- saltmarshCoastal wetland with brackish water
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- tidal flatPeriodically submerged coastal plain
nursery habitat · spawning ground · intertidal zone · brackish · detritus · biofilm · filter feeders · eelgrass
Locomotion through water
- surfingRiding waves standing up
- bodyboardingProne foam-board wave riding
- paddleboardingWater sport, board and oar
- kayakingNavigating slim watercraft seated
snorkeling · wading · beachcombing · fishing · clamming · crabbing · tidepooling · sandcastles
Periodic sea-level changes
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- upwellingDeep water rising surfaceward
- thermoclineRapid temperature-change layer
turbidity · salinity · bathymetry · substrate · tidal range · neap tide · spring tide · shoaling
littoral
Relating to seashores
- intertidalZone between high and low watermarks
- foreshoreIntertidal coastal zone
- backshoreBeach above tide line
strandline · coastline · seawall · breakwater · groin · jetty · sandbar · dune · beach · tideland
kelp forest
Seaweed-dominated underwater ecosystem
- saltmarshCoastal wetland with brackish water
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
tidal flat · nursery habitat · spawning ground · intertidal zone · brackish · detritus · biofilm · filter feeders · eelgrass · cordgrass
swimming
Locomotion through water
- surfingRiding waves standing up
- bodyboardingProne foam-board wave riding
- paddleboardingWater sport, board and oar
kayaking · snorkeling · wading · beachcombing · fishing · clamming · crabbing · tidepooling · sandcastles · sunbathing
tides
Periodic sea-level changes
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- upwellingDeep water rising surfaceward
thermocline · turbidity · salinity · bathymetry · substrate · tidal range · neap tide · spring tide · shoaling · fetch
shorebirds
Coastal avian foragers
mussels · barnacles · sea stars · anemones · snails · hermit crabs · sandpipers · plovers · herons · egrets
- coastal featurescoast, beach, bay, cliff, cove
- product origincountry of origin, imported, domestic, overseas, Swiss made
- beach zoneswaterline, surf zone, tide pool, intertidal zone, splash zone
- coastal habitatsshorelines, tidal flat, coastline, mudflat, coastlines
- outsourcingoutsourcing, outsource, offshoring, onshoring, reshoring
- water layersthermocline, halocline, surface layer, mesopelagic, twilight zone