A range, not a rigid answer.
Transparent water, salt, melon-like freshness, mineral air, cold metal, rain or clean fabric.
Deeper sensory reference
Aquatic / marine / ozonic
Usually constructed scent effects that suggest water, sea air, wet stone, humidity, wind or electrically charged air.
wateryairymineralrain-charged
Why a perfumer may use the effect.
Creates space, freshness, lift and environmental atmosphere.
Keep the evidence boundary visible.
There is no single universal ocean ingredient, and aquatic does not automatically mean light or short-lived.
Words that change the way you read it.
Citrus · green · marine · calone-like effects