Confined groundwater

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-004592",
  "term": "Confined groundwater",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "An accumulation of groundwater that is trapped between two relatively impermeable layers of rock or sediment, known as aquitards or aquicludes. The water in a confined aquifer is under pressure greater than atmospheric pressure. Because of this pressure, water in a well drilled into a confined aquifer will rise above the top of the aquifer, a condition that creates an artesian well.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/confined-groundwater/"
}