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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