Glossary: Geofluids – Hydrogeology

An alternative representation of Darcy’s experiment, shown as tube (pipe) flow in a sand aquifer. Instead of mercury manometers, the piezometers measure the water levels directly, relative to a datum. Each water level represents the total hydraulic head at the point of measurement in the aquifer. The distance D between piezometers allows the calculation of hydraulic gradient.

Glossary of geofluids and groundwater hydrogeology, aqueous and hydrocarbon, freshwater and brines; companion to the geochemistry glossary.

Glossary: Geofluids – hydrogeology

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