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AQUIFERE ARTESIEN [1 record]

Record 1 2003-03-25

English

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

An aquifer bounded above and below by impermeable beds, or by beds of distinctly lower permeability than of the aquifer itself; an aquifer containing confined ground water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Aquifère entièrement saturé comportant une nappe captive, donc sans surface libre ni zone non saturée, délimité au toit par des formations à perméabilité très faible faisant obstacle à tout flux appréciable.

CONT

L'aquifère captif est logé dans une formation rocheuse qui est elle-même emprisonnée entre deux couches à perméabilité très faible. L'eau est sous pression et ne peut traverser les couches imperméables.

OBS

Un aquifère captif renferme une nappe captive.

Spanish

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

Acuífero limitado superior e inferiormente por formaciones impermeables o casi impermeables.

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