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Water Turbulence (BG012)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: bg012.ttl

Name

WaterTurbulence

Kind

FeatureType

Definition

A disturbance of water caused by the interaction of any combination of waves, currents, eddies, tidal streams, wind, shoals, and obstructions.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Geometry

point, curve, surface

Subtype of

ZI028 Feature Entity

Attributes

• WTT Water Turbulence Type — multiplicity 0..1; datatype WaterTurbulence_waterTurbulenceTypeMeta; values: WTT_1 Spilling Breakers, WTT_10 Bombora, WTT_2 Plunging Breakers, WTT_3 Surging Breakers, WTT_4 Eddies, WTT_5 Overfalls, WTT_6 Tide Rips, WTT_7 Whirlpool, WTT_8 Breakers, WTT_9 Confused Seas

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_00487 Breakers
• RWO_00793 Confused Sea
• RWO_01080 Eddies
• RWO_02542 Overfall
• RWO_02731 Plunging Breakers
• RWO_03506 Spilling Breakers
• RWO_03657 Surging Breakers
• RWO_03787 Tide Rips
• RWO_04088 Water Turbulence
• RWO_04124 Whirlpool

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.