GroundWater
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Groundwater introduction
What is groundwater? What processes make water groundwater?
Groundwater is water held under surface in soil or the rocks crevices. And its process is as shown below:
Porosity Vs Permeability
- Porosity is the measurement of how much a rock has open space.
- Permeability is the ability of a substance that allows another substance pass through it.
Diagram of a Water Table
Types of Aquifiers
- Confined Aquifier
- Unconfined
Effects of Groundwater Depletion
- Earthquakes
- Ground Subsidence
- Loss of Water Supply
- Drought
- More energy to dig deeper for water
- Saltwater Intrusion
Sources
- http://water.usgs.gov/edu/graphics/watertable.gif
- http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/KIEPERME/IMAGES/recharge.gif
- http://coloradogeologicalsurvey.org/apps/wateratlas/images/fig2_1hi.jpg
- http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U3kvWYqNQgU/UadTNEOlPdI/AAAAAAAADO0/7DFHmDPvBbI/s400/Porosity+-+Adrienne.gif
- http://www.asu.edu/courses/gph111/Hydrology/PorousPermeable.jpg
- http://coastgis.marsci.uga.edu/summit/images/aquiferdiag.jpg
- http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/visual/img_lrg/confined_unconfined_aquifer.jpg