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 Spatial coherence is a concept of wave disturbance describing  the correlation between periodic transmitted  energy (wave signals)  from one point to another,it can also be said that it is a mutual interdependence or connection of variable wave quantities of two different points in a given instant of time,the coherence  is presented as a function of distance and mapped as correlation against an absolute distance between points in question.

While spatial coherence is concerned with the phase correlation of waves in different  observation points, temporal coherence entails  the phase correlation of waves at a given point in space at two different instances of time,it is the measure of the average correlation between the value of a wave and itself delayed by a certain period of time depicting  the characteristics of how well a wave can create an interference with itself.The delay on which the correlation effect is emphatically low is denoted by the degree of Tc (coherence time)[3], a state at which there is a significant  shift of amplitude.

Michelson--Morley experiment

Showing Temporal Coherence - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_95i81jjOAImage Added

When one of the mirrors is moved away gradually, the time for the beam to travel increases and the infringes become dull and finally are lost

Young's interference experiment

Showing spatial coherence - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm_U7899EXQImage Added

If the space between the two slits is increased, the coherence dies gradually and finally the infringes disappear