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
apparent ground-water velocity — See specific discharge … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
field velocity of ground water — Actual interstitial velocity of ground water [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
velocity, average interstitial — The average rate of ground water flow in interstices expressed as the product of hydraulic conductivity and hydraulic gradient divided by the effective porosity. Synonymous with average linear ground water velocity or effective velocity … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
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true velocity — Ground water flow velocity in porous interstice or cavernous opening [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
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Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops — U.S. soldiers wearing the PASGT helmet Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops, sometimes abbreviated to PASGT, was a combat helmet and ballistic vest used by the American military from the mid 1980s until 2005, when the system was succeeded by… … Wikipedia