Everyday properties of the sea surface and the water below it, including sea surface temperature, sea state, marine snow falling to the deep and the glint of sunlight on water. A topic belongs here when its cited article describes a property or process of the ocean surface or water column. It excludes large currents, waves that flood coasts and sea ice. Satellites and ships measure these properties to track weather, climate and ocean life.
All Ocean Surface and Water Column Processes
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Marine Snow (Wikipedia)
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In the deep ocean, marine snow is a continuous shower of mostly organic detritus falling from the upper layers of the water column.
Sea surface temperature (Wikipedia)
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Sea surface temperature (or ocean surface temperature) is the temperature of ocean water close to the surface.
Sea state (Wikipedia)
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In oceanography, sea state is the general condition of the free surface on a large body of water-with respect to wind waves and swell-at a certain location and moment.
Sun glitter (Wikipedia)
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Sun glitter is a bright, sparkling light formed when sunlight reflects from water waves.
Sunglint (Wikipedia)
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Sunglint is a phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects off the surface of the ocean at the same angle that a satellite or other sensor is viewing the surface.
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