单词 | aquifer |
释义 | aquifer (ækwɪfəʳ ) Word forms: aquifers countable noun In geology, an aquifer is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and holds water. [technical] Climate change has reduced the rainfall and left underground aquifers depleted. Collocations: groundwater aquifer Themes include: bedrock geology, surficial geology, mineral resource data, groundwater aquifer data, geophysical and geochemical data, bedrock topography and overburden thickness, plus many more themes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 1960s, more and more groundwater aquifers developed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hydraulic fracturing opponents fear that it can lead to contamination of groundwater aquifers, though the industry deems this highly unlikely. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This has led to the development of biochemical and biomolecular markers for assessing intrinsic biodegradation occurring in difficult to access groundwater aquifers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sea level rise brings risk to coastal groundwater aquifers, which increases vulnerability to saline intrusion (8). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The city's prosperity has been historically connected to its large underground aquifer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This water can be stored in an underground aquifer and the heat extracted in winter using a heat pump. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The area was settled during the mid-1950s because of the discovery of an underground aquifer with very large deposits of sodium sulfate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This system was replaced in 1982 with a well which gets water from an underground aquifer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Date palms are planted in hollows where they can reach the underground aquifer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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