Environmental conservation

Environmental conservation

Terms related to protecting natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future.

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model field verification

Environment; Environmental conservation

The process by which a digital computer model that has been calibrated and verified is tested to see if it can predict the field response of an aquifer to some transient condition.

model verification

Environment; Environmental conservation

The process by which a digital computer model that has been calibrated against a steady-state condition is tested to see if it can generate a transient response, such as the decline in the water ...

An investigative technique that uses a mathematical or physical representation of a system or theory that accounts for all or some of its known properties. Models are often used to test the effects ...

moisture potential

Environment; Environmental conservation

The tension on the pore water in the unsaturated zone due to the attraction of the soil-water interface.

molality

Environment; Environmental conservation

A measure of chemical concentration. A one-molar solution has one mole of solute dissolved in 1000 grams of water. One mole of a compound is its formula weight in grams.

monsoon

Environment; Environmental conservation

A name for seasonal winds, first applied to the winds over the Arabian Sea that blow for six months from the northeast and for six months from the southwest. The term has been extended to similar ...