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DEPLETION GROUNDWATER [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- groundwater depletion curve
1, record 1, English, groundwater%20depletion%20curve
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- groundwater-depletion curve 2, record 1, English, groundwater%2Ddepletion%20curve
correct
- groundwater recession curve 3, record 1, English, groundwater%20recession%20curve
correct
- ground-water recession curve 4, record 1, English, ground%2Dwater%20recession%20curve
correct
- groundwater-recession curve 2, record 1, English, groundwater%2Drecession%20curve
correct
- ground-water depletion curve 5, record 1, English, ground%2Dwater%20depletion%20curve
proposal
- base-runoff recession curve 3, record 1, English, base%2Drunoff%20recession%20curve
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A graphical presentation of recession after passage of the flow created by direct runoff. 2, record 1, English, - groundwater%20depletion%20curve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courbe de tarissement
1, record 1, French, courbe%20de%20tarissement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- courbe de tarissement d'une nappe 2, record 1, French, courbe%20de%20tarissement%20d%27une%20nappe
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Représentation graphique de la courbe de décrue consécutive au passage du débit créé par le ruissellement direct. 1, record 1, French, - courbe%20de%20tarissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Diagramas y gráficos estadísticos
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- curva de agotamiento de las aguas subterráneas
1, record 1, Spanish, curva%20de%20agotamiento%20de%20las%20aguas%20subterr%C3%A1neas
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Curva que muestra la variación del caudal de descarga del agua almacenada en un acuífero. 1, record 1, Spanish, - curva%20de%20agotamiento%20de%20las%20aguas%20subterr%C3%A1neas
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- groundwater recession
1, record 2, English, groundwater%20recession
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Decreasing rate of groundwater discharge to surface water bodies during periods of no recharge, connected to the depletion of ground water storage, and expressed by groundwater recession curve. 1, record 2, English, - groundwater%20recession
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tarissement
1, record 2, French, tarissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tarissement d'une nappe 2, record 2, French, tarissement%20d%27une%20nappe
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Décroissance du débit d'eau souterraine allant aux eaux de surface pendant des périodes sans alimentation, due à la diminution de la réserve d'eau souterraine et exprimée par la courbe de tarissement. 2, record 2, French, - tarissement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appelle «tarissement» d'une rivière la décroissance des débits correspondant à la vidange des nappes en dehors de toute précipitation. 1, record 2, French, - tarissement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- recesión de aguas subterráneas
1, record 2, Spanish, recesi%C3%B3n%20de%20aguas%20subterr%C3%A1neas
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valor decreciente del caudal de descarga de las aguas subterráneas en masas de aguas superficiales durante períodos de no alimentación, relacionado con la disminución del agua almacenada en el acuífero y expresada por la curva de recesión de aguas subterráneas. 1, record 2, Spanish, - recesi%C3%B3n%20de%20aguas%20subterr%C3%A1neas
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-03-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hydrological drought
1, record 3, English, hydrological%20drought
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged to give rise to a shortage of water as evidenced by below normal streamflow and lake levels and/or the depletion of soil moisture and a lowering of groundwater levels. 2, record 3, English, - hydrological%20drought
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hydrological drought refers to deficiencies in surface and subsurface water supplies. It is measured as streamflow, and as lake, reservoir and ground water levels. There is a time lag between lack of rain and less water in streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs, so hydrological measurements are not the earliest indicators of drought. When precipitation is reduced or deficient over an extended period of time, this shortage will be reflected in declining surface and subsurface water levels. 3, record 3, English, - hydrological%20drought
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Drought is viewed as a sustained and regionally extensive occurrence of below average natural water availability, either in the form of precipitation, river runoff, or groundwater. Droughts may be classified as meteorological or hydrological : A Meteorological Drought occurs when there is below average availability of precipitation.... A Hydrological Drought is marked by a deficit in the runoff of rivers where discharge(flow) remains below a low threshold or the rivers dry up completely and remain dry for a very long time and a significant natural depletion of aquifers(groundwater). The low threshold flow is the 10-year return period 7-day minimum mean flow. 4, record 3, English, - hydrological%20drought
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sécheresse hydrologique
1, record 3, French, s%C3%A9cheresse%20hydrologique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période de temps anormalement sec, suffisamment prolongée pour entraîner une pénurie d'eau caractérisée par un abaissement significatif de l'écoulement des cours d'eau, des niveaux des lacs et/ou des nappes souterraines, les amenant à des valeurs inférieures à la normale, et/ou un assèchement anormal du sol. 2, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9cheresse%20hydrologique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] si la sécheresse est un risque limité dans le temps, elle n'agit pas moins directement sur l'ensemble du milieu car son impact se transmet de la pluie (sécheresse climatique) au sol (sécheresse édaphique) aux produits de la terre (sécheresse agricole) et aux nappes aquifères (sécheresse hydrologique). 3, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9cheresse%20hydrologique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «sècheresse». 4, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9cheresse%20hydrologique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sècheresse : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 5, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9cheresse%20hydrologique
Record 3, Key term(s)
- sècheresse hydrologique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- sequía hidrológica
1, record 3, Spanish, sequ%C3%ADa%20hidrol%C3%B3gica
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período de clima anormalmente seco lo suficientemente prolongado para ocasionar una disminución apreciable en el caudal de los ríos, nivel de los lagos y/o un agotamiento de la humedad del suelo y un descenso en los niveles de aguas subterráneas por debajo de sus valores normales. 1, record 3, Spanish, - sequ%C3%ADa%20hidrol%C3%B3gica
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-12-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- depletion
1, record 4, English, depletion
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- depletion of groundwater 2, record 4, English, depletion%20of%20groundwater
correct
- decay 3, record 4, English, decay
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reduction of groundwater storage in an aquifer or of the flow of a stream or spring caused by discharge exceeding natural replenishment. 3, record 4, English, - depletion
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- épuisement
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9puisement
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- épuisement d'une nappe souterraine 2, record 4, French, %C3%A9puisement%20d%27une%20nappe%20souterraine
correct, masculine noun
- diminution de réserve 3, record 4, French, diminution%20de%20r%C3%A9serve
feminine noun
- vidange 3, record 4, French, vidange
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diminution d'une réserve d'eau souterraine ou de l'écoulement d'un cours d'eau ou d'une source alimentés par cette réserve, en raison d'un débit excédant la réalimentation naturelle de la formation aquifère. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%A9puisement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- agotamiento de acuíferos
1, record 4, Spanish, agotamiento%20de%20acu%C3%ADferos
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reducción del almacenamiento de agua subterránea en un acuífero o del caudal de una corriente de agua o manantial causada por un desagüe superior a la realimentación natural. 1, record 4, Spanish, - agotamiento%20de%20acu%C3%ADferos
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