finite closed aquifer

finite closed aquifer

[¦fī‚nīt ¦klōzd ′ak·wə·fər]

(hydrology)

The part of a subterranean reservoir containing water (aquifer) in which the aquifer is limited (finite), with no water flow across the exterior reservoir boundary.

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