groundwater recharge

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003009",
  "term": "groundwater recharge",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "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.",
  "synonyms": [
    "artificial recharge",
    "ground water recharge"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "hydrogeology",
    "groundwater",
    "drainage water",
    "vadose zone"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "recarga de aguas subterráneas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/groundwater-recharge/"
}