Submergence

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027115",
  "term": "Submergence",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The distance between the water surface and the media surface in a filter.\n\n2. A rise of the water level relative to the land, so that areas that were formerly dry land become inundated; it is the result either of the sinking of the land or a net rise in sea level.\n\n3. Rise of the water level relative to the land, so that areas that were formerly dry land become inundated; it is the result either of the sinking of the land or a net rise in sea level.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms",
    "Coastal Sensitivity Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/submergence/"
}