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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">[[Groundwater]] that originates in the [[atmosphere]] and reaches the [[zone of saturation]] by [[infiltration]] and [[percolation]]; as opposed to [[connate]] and [[magmatic water]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Most groundwater is meteoric in origin.</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">[[groundwater|Groundwater]] that originates in the [[atmosphere]] and reaches the [[zone of saturation]] by [[infiltration]] and [[percolation]]; as opposed to [[connate water|connate]] and [[magmatic water]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Most groundwater is meteoric in origin.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:25, 25 April 2012
meteoric water
Groundwater that originates in the atmosphere and reaches the zone of saturation by infiltration and percolation; as opposed to connate and magmatic water.
Most groundwater is meteoric in origin.