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CYCLE FLUCTUATION SURFACE NAPPE PHREATIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 1997-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

The total time occupied by a period of rise and a succeeding period of decline of a water table. The most common kinds of cycles are daily, annual, and secular (or cycles extending over longer periods).

Key term(s)
  • cycle of the piezometric surface fluctuation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Ensemble des mouvements consécutifs de montée puis de baisse naturelle d'une nappe libre; période pendant laquelle ces mouvements s'effectuent.

Key term(s)
  • cycle de fluctuation de la surface d'une nappe phréatique

Spanish

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

Período de ascenso y su ulterior período de descenso del nivel freático o de la superficie piezométrica.

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