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BARRIER BOUNDARY [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-12-04

English

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

Boundary of a flow domain through which no flow can take place because of greatly reduced permeability on the other side of the boundary.

Key term(s)
  • impermeable barrier

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Dans un domaine d'écoulement, limite à partir de laquelle il n'y a plus d'écoulement, la perméabilité étant extrêmement réduite de l'autre côté de cette limite.

Spanish

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

Límite de una zona de flujo a través de la cual no puede fluir una corriente debido a la escasa permeabilidad existente al otro lado del límite.

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