Difference between revisions of "Glossary"
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| Hydraulic conductivity || A measure for ease with which a fluid (groundwater) can flow through a porous medium | | Hydraulic conductivity || A measure for ease with which a fluid (groundwater) can flow through a porous medium |
Revision as of 19:49, 29 January 2018
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DFM | Discrete fracture model |
EPM | Equivalent porous medium |
DCM | Dual continuum model |
Aperture | Fracture width |
Spacing | Distance between fractures |
Hydraulic conductivity | A measure for ease with which a fluid (groundwater) can flow through a porous medium |
Permeability | A characteristic value for a porous medium, which quantifies the ease with which a fluid can flow through it independently of the fluid density and viscosity |
Porosity | The fraction of the void space in a porous medium (pore volume divided by total volume) |
Aquifer | Permeable geologic layer, that contains groundwater |
Sorption | The mechanism that compound are bound or attached to soil particles due to intermolecular forces |