A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. Courtesy of the author & The Karst Waters Institute. 2002.
ground-water travel time — 1. The time required for ground water to travel between two locations [22]. 2. The time required for a unit volume of ground water to travel between two locations. The travel time is the length of the flow path divided by the velocity,… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Flux footprint — (aka atmospheric flux footprint, footprint) is an upwind area where the atmospheric flux measured by an instrument is generated. Specifically, the term flux footprint describes an upwind area “seen” by the instruments measuring vertical turbulent … Wikipedia
Flux — This article is about the concept of flux in science and mathematics. For other uses of the word, see Flux (disambiguation). In the various subfields of physics, there exist two common usages of the term flux, both with rigorous mathematical… … Wikipedia
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Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment — The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) is a research program of the World Climate Research Programme intended to observe, comprehend and models the Earth s water cycle. The experiment also observes how much energy the Earth receives … Wikipedia
Nuclear salt-water rocket — A nuclear salt water rocket (or NSWR) is a proposed type of nuclear thermal rocket designed by Robert Zubrin that would be fueled by water bearing dissolved salts of Plutonium or U235. These would be stored in tanks that would prevent a critical… … Wikipedia
Groundwater recharge — Water balance Groundwater recharge or deep drainage or deep percolation is a hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater. This process usually occurs in the vadose zone below plant roots and is often expressed… … Wikipedia
