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61Wireless energy transfer — or wireless power is the transmission of electrical energy from a power source to an electrical load without artificial interconnecting conductors. Wireless transmission is useful in cases where interconnecting wires are inconvenient, hazardous,… …
62Runoff model (reservoir) — A runoff model is a mathematical model describing the rainfall runoff relations of a rainfall catchment area or watershed. More precisely, it produces the surface runoff hydrograph as a response to a rainfall hydrograph as input. In other words,… …
63Wetland — For other uses, see Wetland (disambiguation). The Florida Everglades massive wetland system in the United States saw 1.7 billion gallons of fresh water flushed from it daily and pumped into the ocean following one of the most successive water… …
64fruit farming — Introduction growing of fruit crops, including nuts, primarily for use as human food. The subject of fruit and nut production deals with intensive culture of perennial plants, the fruits of which have economic significance (a nut is a …
65pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th …
66Irrigation — For its use in viticulture, see Irrigation in viticulture. For its use in medicine, see Therapeutic irrigation. LEPA redirects here. For the airport serving Palma de Mallorca, Spain, assigned the ICAO code LEPA, see Palma de Mallorca Airport.… …
67Salinity control — relates to controlling the problem of soil salinity and reclaiming salinized agricultural land. The aim of soil salinity control is to prevent soil degradation by salinization and reclaim already salty (saline) soils. Soil reclamation is also… …
68Geophysical MASINT — is a branch of Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) that involves phenomena transmitted through the earth (ground, water, atmosphere) and manmade structures including emitted or reflected sounds, pressure waves, vibrations, and… …
69Infrared and thermal testing — is one of many Nondestructive testing techniques designated by the American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) [Jackson, C.N. and C.N. Sherlock, 1998, Nondestructive Testing Handbook: Leak Testing, page 519, Library of Congress Cataloging… …
70groundwater — [groundwôt΄ər] n. water found underground in porous rock strata and soils, as in a spring: also written ground water * * * ground water also ground·wa·ter (groundʹwô tər, wŏt ər) n. Water beneath the earth s surface, often between saturated soil… …
