Aquifer
11Aquifer — Aqui|fer der; s <aus lat. aquifer, eigtl. »Wasserträger«, zu aqua »Wasser« u. ferre »tragen«> Grund od. Mineralwasser enthaltende Erdschicht (Geol.) …
12aquifer — [[t]æ̱kwɪfə(r)[/t]] aquifers N COUNT In geology, an aquifer is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and holds water. [TECHNICAL] …
13aquifer — vandeningasis horizontas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Birios, poringos arba plyšiuotos uolienos, prisotintos požeminio vandens, turinčio vientisą laisvą ar pjezometrinį paviršių, slūgsančios tarp dviejų vandensparų… …
14Aquifer test — An aquifer test (or a pumping test) is conducted to evaluate an aquifer by stimulating the aquifer through constant pumping, and observing the aquifer s response (drawdown) in observation wells. Aquifer testing is a common tool that… …
15aquifer, artesian — A confined aquifer where the potentiometric surface rises above the top of the aquifer bed [16] …
16aquifer test — A test to determine hydrologic properties of the aquifer involving the withdrawal of measured quantities of water from or addition of water to a well and the measurement of resulting changes in head in the aquifer both during and after the… …
17aquifer, coastal — An aquifer in a coastal region open to salt water intrusions [16] …
18aquifer, flowing artesian — An artesian aquifer in which the water, under hydrostatic pressure rises above the land surface …
19aquifer, karst — An aquifer in which the flow of water is or can be appreciable through one or more of the following: joints, faults, bedding plane partings, and cavities any or all of which have been enlarged by dissolution [18] …
20aquifer, leaky — An aquifer overlain or underlain by semipermeable strata from or into which water will flow [16] …