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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > geology > hydrogeology > groundwater recharge
Fields of Study > hydrology > hydrogeology > groundwater recharge
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > hydrology > hydrogeology > groundwater recharge
Preferred Term:

groundwater recharge

Definition:
The addition of water to an aquifer that occurs naturally from infiltration of rainfall and from water flowing over earth materials that allow water to infiltrate below the land surface.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
hydrogeology
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • ground water recharge
  • artificial recharge
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34498
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2014-11-13
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