Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
niveau d'équilibre
English translation:
equilibrium / equilibrium level
French term
France
niveau d'équilibre
...en fonctionnement naturel, la rivière est le niveau d'équilibre de la nappe, la première alimentant la seconde en période "sèche" et réciproquement en période "humide".
Any help very gratefully received.
| 3 +3 | equilibrium / equilibrium level |
cchat
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| 4 | The river provides the aquifer level balance |
Drmanu49
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Jun 30, 2007 08:43: cchat Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
equilibrium / equilibrium level
"As the water table rises above this equilibrium level, lateral drainage of water begins"
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Bourth (X)
: "Equilibrium level". Of course it's not the river that is this (or it could equally well be the groundwater) but the river level (which reflects the equilibrium level). The g/w level is of course invisible (to the naked eye, as it were) ...
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Thanks. It's a basic question of water transfer, or "vases communicants".
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blavatsky
: equilibrium level - someting that woks itself out
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Cervin
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The river provides the aquifer level balance
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Note added at 4 heures (2007-06-23 10:40:10 GMT)
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the aquifer level balance of the (chalk) layer would do.
| Thanks, Drmanu. Does your suggestion take the "nappe" part into account? Or would it follow "...the aquifer level balance of the (chalk) layer"? |
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