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! Term !! Explanation
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| DFM || Discrete fracture model
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| EPM || Equivalent porous medium
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| DCM || Dual continuum model
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| Aperture || Fracture width
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| Spacing || Distance between fractures
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| Hydraulic conductivity || A measure for ease with which a fluid (groundwater) can flow through a porous medium
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| 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
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| Porosity || The fraction of the void space in a porous medium (pore volume divided by total volume)
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| Aquifer || Permeable geologic layer, that contains groundwater
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| Sorption || The mechanism that compounds are bound or attached to soil particles due to intermolecular forces
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| bgs || below ground surface
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| asl || above sea level
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Latest revision as of 09:31, 6 February 2018

Term Explanation
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 compounds are bound or attached to soil particles due to intermolecular forces
bgs below ground surface
asl above sea level


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