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ROOT TABLE [4 records]

Record 1 2009-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

[The] rising of the water level or piezometric surface in and around a pumped well after stoppage of pumping [or the] rising movement of the water table or the piezometric surface caused by recharge following upon a period of depletion.

CONT

... groundwater pumping will continue to be conducted in an environmentally conservative manner as was done during the 1990-91 and 1991-92 runoff years until there has been a substantial recovery in soil moisture and water table conditions in areas of Types B, C, and D vegetation that have been affected by groundwater pumping. The Standing Committee will establish annual pumping programs based on an evaluation of current conditions, including soil moisture level, water table depth, degree of water table recovery, soil type, vegetation conditions, the results of studies pertaining to vegetation recovery, and compliance with the goals of the Agreement.

CONT

The plant communities that we monitor require periodic connection to the groundwater for long-term survival and recovery from drought. Unfortunately, the on/off status often is not an accurate indicator of whether groundwater is reaching the plant root zone, but the rise of water above the water table due to capillarity is detected easily by the monitoring. Using the soil water and groundwater data, we determine which monitoring sites are connected with the water table and which still need water table recovery.

PHR

Recovery cycle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Mouvement ascendant du niveau de l'eau ou de la surface piézométrique à l'intérieur et autour du puits après un arrêt du pompage [ou en raison d'une] réalimentation faisant suite à une période d'épuisement.

Spanish

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

Elevación del nivel de agua o de la superficie piezométrica en y alrededor de un pozo de bombeo, después de cesar el bombeo [o] movimiento ascendente del nivel freático o de la superficie piezométrica causado por la recarga que sigue a un período de agotamiento.

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Record 2 2002-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

A typical March shower, as it is called in Holland, being a cumulonimbus cloud which precipitates a mixture of rain, hail and snow, usually appearing in the months February and March.

CONT

Growing Proteas from Seeds.... Germinating too early(after an early February or March shower) may result in seedling death if the following rains take too long. Germinate too late and the plants will not be able to establish a tap root to the water table before the summer drought.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

Giboulées de mars [...] Les giboulées dites «de mars» sont liées au passage de l'hiver au printemps. Le vent accompagne souvent ces brèves mais brusques averses tout comme les grêlons, les flocons de neige, les granules de glace ou la neige fondante.

CONT

[...] une giboulée [...] est une averse de grêle [...] Et comme en général c'est en mars qu'elles se produisent, on appelle ça les giboulées de mars.

CONT

[...] les giboulées de mars se sont poursuivies en avril : toujours inférieures à la normale à Perpignan, les précipitations du mois atteignent deux fois la normale de la Drôme à la Provence et dans les Alpes Maritimes [...]

OBS

Giboulée (pluie soudaine et de peu de durée, souvent accompagnée de grêle).

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
  • Irrigation (Civil Engineering)
DEF

Irrigation by means of underground open joint tile, perforated pipes, or open ditch to maintain the water table at a desired distance below the ground surface.

CONT

Water is applied to crops by surface, subsurface, sprinkler, and drip irrigation... Subirrigation. This type of irrigation is accomplished by raising the water table to the root zone of the crop or by carrying moisture to the root zone by perforated underground pipe.

OBS

Subirrigation(seepage) systems are based on establishment and maintenance of the high water table just beneath the crop root zone. Due to the capillary action the water migrates upward providing necessary moisture for the crop. For this system to function, the top layer of soil must have high hydraulic conductivity typical for sand or muck. The existence of natural high water table or restrictive layer(clay, rock, etc.) below the root zone is necessary to allow for the buildup and regulation of the irrigation water table throughout the season. Raising the water table in addition to providing for the evapotranspirational demand of the crop, requires large quantities of water which must also be available for seepage irrigation.

Key term(s)
  • subterranean irrigation
  • subbing
  • sub-irrigation
  • sub irrigation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
  • Irrigation (Génie civil)
DEF

Méthode d'irrigation qui consiste, par des barrages temporaires placés sur les fossés d'assainissement d'un périmètre, à maintenir la nappe phréatique au niveau souhaité pour qu'elle puisse alimenter les cultures de ce périmètre par simple remontée capillaire.

CONT

[...] l'irrigation souterraine [...] apporte l'eau très près des racines, évite à cette eau une évaporation prématurée, permet un arrosage «propre» des seuls endroits voulus, n'occasionne pas le mouillage de la partie aérienne des végétaux.

CONT

Irrigation souterraine. L'eau est amenée dans des fossés ouverts ou des canalisations jusqu'à ce que la nappe phréatique soit assez remontée pour humecter le sol.

Key term(s)
  • subirrigation
  • sub irrigation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
  • Riego (Ingeniería civil)
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Record 4 1996-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
  • Geology
DEF

Water which percolates below the root zone and towards a deeper water table.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
  • Géologie
DEF

Eau percolant en dessous de la zone radiculaire et susceptible d'atteindre le niveau de la nappe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
  • Geología
DEF

Agua que se infiltra por debajo de la zona de raíces y susceptible de alcanzar la capa freática.

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