| 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 compound are bound or attached to soil particles due to intermolecular forces
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