I vaguely remember learning somewhere that the ocean has shelves and has physically elevated sections going farther out to sea from the shore. Does anyone know what I am talking about here? How does this work ect.? Does the ocean “bulge” in the middle?
P.S. I am talking about the surface of the water being elevated or having different elevations other than the natural curvature of the earth. Sort of like water mountains/hills maybe?
Wind and wave transports water and thus produces “hills” in the surface of the sea. This site describes the effects in the great lakes, but the same processes also occur in the oceans:
Though mentioned much less often in scientific discussion, nearby the continental shelf can also be found the continental sofa and continental coffee table.