groundwater aquifers
31Water supply and sanitation in Saudi Arabia — differs from most other countries in three significant aspects. First, it relies almost exclusively on two sources that are absent in most other countries: desalination and fossil water. Second, given the substantial oil wealth of the country,… …
32Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… …
33Salage (route) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Salage. Dans le domaine routier, le salage est l’action de répandre un fondant routier, du sel en l’occurrence, sur la chaussée afin de faire fondre la pellicule de glace ou de neige compactée …
34Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
35Water — This article is about general aspects of water. For a detailed discussion of its properties, see Properties of water. For other uses, see Water (disambiguation) …
36Water resources — A natural wetland Water resources are sources of water that are useful or potentially useful. Uses of water include agricultural, industrial …
37Aquifer test — An aquifer test (or a pumping test) is conducted to evaluate an aquifer by stimulating the aquifer through constant pumping, and observing the aquifer s response (drawdown) in observation wells. Aquifer testing is a common tool that… …
38Megawatershed — Excerpt from Robert A. Bisson, Megawatersheds in the Water Encyclopedia: Groundwater , edited by Jay H. Lehr and Jack Keeley (John Wiley Sons, Inc., Publication, 2005)Coined by groundwater pioneer Robert A. Bisson, the term Megawatershed… …
39Depression-focused recharge — Also referred to as depression focused groundwater recharge. In hydrology recharge implies replenishing a supply of water held within a geological formation underground. Even surface aquifers are within soil. Contents 1 Recharge 2 Depression… …
40Water well — Village pump redirects here. For information on Wikipedia project related discussions see Wikipedia:Village pump. Water well at the Wald monastery in Germany. A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving,… …
