Officially known as "the Indian Ocean geoid low" (IOGL), it is informally referred ... existed under gravity without factors like wind and tides, the planet would more closely resemble a geoid ...

This region of low gravity is called the Indian Ocean Geoid Low ... were other influences like the wind and tides not in play. This shape, incidentally, is that of a lumpy potato.

The closed, almost stagnant nature of the 156-mile-long lagoon — which has few inlets to let ocean ... any red tide off of Brevard's beaches. FWC also found background and very low ...

The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean ... tides. The sun, moon, and Earth line up together (during new and full moons) so their collective gravitational forces bring higher high tides and lower low ...

When the Indian Ocean tsunami struck ... These fall into two main types: pressure recorders in the deep ocean and tide gauges monitoring sea-level at the coast. 1. Recorder on sea bed measures water ...

Invasive brown tide algae, responsible for a massive 2016 fish kill, is threatening the Indian River Lagoon's seagrass recovery. Excess algae blocks sunlight to seagrass, leading to oxygen depletion ...