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SUBSURFACE WATER [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
DEF

All subsurface water, especially that part that is in the zone of saturation.

OBS

Underground water includes both groundwater and vadose water.

Key term(s)
  • ground-water

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Eau contenue dans les fissures et les pores du sol, constituant les nappes aquifères.

CONT

Cheboratev distingue trois catégories principales d'eaux souterraines, les eaux bicarbonatées, les eaux sulfatées, les eaux chlorurées.

OBS

[L'eau souterraine] s'écoule dans la zone de saturation du sol et sert à l'alimentation des sources et des puits.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geología
DEF

Agua libre subterranea cuyo nivel superior es la capa o manto freático.

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