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Infiltration |
Waterflow penetrating into the Earth's surface |
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Percentage of porous area in rock or clay |
Porosity |
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The ability for rocks or sediment to transmit fluid |
Permeability |
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What happens to water when porosity and permeability are at 100% |
The water falls through |
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What is the difference between a confined aquifer and a unconfined aquifer |
A confined aquifer is between two aquitards An unconfined aquifer obtain water from local infiltration |
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What is it called when well water drops and creates a depression |
Cone of depression |
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What does ET stand for in POTET |
Evaporation transportation |
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What serves as the input for ground water? |
PRECIP |
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What serves as an output for ground water? |
POTET |
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What us ACTET and how do you get it? |
Actual evaporation transpiration (POTET - Deficit) |
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What is the amount of water held by the ground? |
STRGE |
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How do you calculate Deficit? |
POTET - (PRECIP+absolute value of Delta Storage) |
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How do you calculate surplus? |
Precipitation - (POTET - (absolute value) Delta storage) |
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Where is the soil moisture zone? |
right underneath the surface |
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Where is the water table |
At the beginning of the zone of saturation |
