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AVERAGE LINEAR GROUND-WATER VELOCITY [1 record]

Record 1 1999-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Volume of water per unit time passing through a unit area of the interstitial space of a porous medium.

DEF

The average rate of ground-water flow in interstices expressed as the product of hydraulic conductivity and hydraulic gradient divided by the effective porosity, (after Lohman and others, 1972).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Quotient de la vitesse de filtration, ou de débit par unité de surface, par la porosité efficace.

Spanish

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

Volumen de agua por unidad de tiempo que atraviesa la unidad de superficie de espacio intersticial en un medio poroso.

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