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• Groundwater discharge — is the volumetric flow rate of groundwater through an aquifer. Groundwater discharge, Q Total groundwater discharge, as reported through a specified area, is similarly expressed as::Q = frac{dh}{dl}KAwhere: Q is the total groundwater discharge (… …   Wikipedia

• discharge area — the part of a catchment where groundwater appears as springs …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Discharge (hydrology) — In hydrology, discharge is the volume rate of water flow, including any suspended solids (i.e. sediment), dissolved chemical species (i.e. CaCO3(aq)) and/or biologic material (i.e. diatoms), which is transported through a given cross sectional… …   Wikipedia

• Groundwater energy balance — The groundwater energy balance is the energy balance of a groundwater body in terms of incoming hydraulic energy associated with groundwater inflow into the body, energy associated with the outflow, energy conversion into heat due to friction of… …   Wikipedia

• Groundwater — Shipot, a common source of drinking water in a Ukrainian village. Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. A unit of rock or an unconsolidated deposit is called an… …   Wikipedia

• Groundwater recharge — Water balance Groundwater recharge or deep drainage or deep percolation is a hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater. This process usually occurs in the vadose zone below plant roots and is often expressed… …   Wikipedia

• Arsenic contamination of groundwater — is a natural occurring high concentration of arsenic in deeper levels of groundwater, which became a high profile problem in recent years due to the use of deep tubewells for water supply in the Ganges Delta, causing serious arsenic poisoning to… …   Wikipedia

• hydrosphere — /huy dreuh sfear /, n. the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere. [1885 90; HYDRO 1 + SPHERE] * * * Discontinuous layer of water at or near the Earth s surface. It… …   Universalium

• Dryland salinity — is salinity that occurs in a landscape that is not irrigated, as distinct from irrigation salinity and urban salinity. Contents 1 Overview 2 Management of Dryland Salinity 2.1 The role of soils in dryland salinity …   Wikipedia

• lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) …   Universalium

• Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly …   Universalium