drawdown
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001960
In hydrologic terms, the lowering of the surface elevation of a body of water, the water surface of a well, the water table, or the piezometric surface adjacent to the well, resulting from the withdrawl of water therefrom.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001960 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| References | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Surface Glossary; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | hydrology |
| Translations | Spanish: abatimiento |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001960",
"term": "drawdown",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "In hydrologic terms, the lowering of the surface elevation of a body of water, the water surface of a well, the water table, or the piezometric surface adjacent to the well, resulting from the withdrawl of water therefrom.",
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"hydrology"
],
"references": [
"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Surface Glossary",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "abatimiento"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/drawdown/"
}
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