[qrendel]

Solaris, by Stanislaw Lem, also seems to qualify. (The novel, not the movies.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaris_(novel)

[rdtsc]

Yes. Solaris is the first thing I thought of.

Well I liked Tarkovsky's rendition. Here is an example of how Tarkosvky envisoned the ocean:

https://youtu.be/USCiKknufaM?t=647