Cone of influence

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000553",
  "term": "Cone of influence",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Cone of Influence",
  "definition": "Same as Cone of Depression; in hydrologic terms, the depression, roughly conical in shape, produced in a water table, or other piezometric surface, by the extraction of water from a well at a given rate. The volume of the cone will vary with the rate of withdrawal of water.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Cone of Depression"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/cone-of-influence/"
}