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AAF

Average Annual Flow


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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ABJV

Antah Biawater Joint Venture Sdn. Bhd.


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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ABM

Australian Bureau of Meteorology


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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abrasion

The mechanical wearing away by rock material transported by wind or water


Source : Glossary of Coastal Terminology
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ACD

Admiralty Chart Datum


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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acequia

acequias are gravity-driven waterways, similar in concept to a flume. Most are simple ditches with dirt banks, but they can be lined with concrete. They were important forms of irrigation in the development of agriculture in the American Southwest. The proliferation of cotton, pecans and green chile as major agricultural staples owe their progress to the acequia system.


Source : USGS
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ACES

Automated Coastal engineering Syatem


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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Acid

a substance that has a pH of less than 7, which is neutral. Specifically, an acid has more free hydrogen ions (H+) than hydroxyl ions (OH-).


Source : USGS
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ACLs

Alternate Concentration Limits


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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acre-foot (acre-ft)

the volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land (43,560 square feet) to a depth of 1 foot. Equal to 325,851 gallons or 1,233 cubic meters.


Source : USGS
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ACT

Australian Capital Territory


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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ADB

Asian Development Bank


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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adhesion

the process of water being attracted or adhering to other substances


Source : USGS
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AF

Acre Feet (or Acre - Foot)


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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AFY

Acre - Feet per Year


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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Alkaline

sometimes water or soils contain an amount of alkali (strongly basic) substances sufficient to raise the pH value above 7.0 and be harmful to the growth of crops.



Source : USGS
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alkalinity

the capacity of water for neutralizing an acid solution.


Source : USGS
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alluvium

deposits of clay, silt, sand, gravel, or other particulate material that has been deposited by a stream or other body of running water in a streambed, on a flood plain, on a delta, or at the base of a mountain.


Source : USGS
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AOGCM

Atmospheric Ocean General Circulation Models


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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appropriation doctrine

the system for allocating water to private individuals used in most Western states. The doctrine of Prior Appropriation was in common use throughout the arid west as early settlers and miners began to develop the land. The prior appropriation doctrine is based on the concept of "First in Time, First in Right." The first person to take a quantity of water and put it to Beneficial Use has a higher priority of right than a subsequent user. Under drought conditions, higher priority users are satisfied before junior users receive water. Appropriative rights can be lost through nonuse; they can also be sold or transferred apart from the land. Contrasts with Riparian Water Rights.


Source : USGS
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aquaculture

farming of plants and animals that live in water, such as fish, shellfish, and algae.


Source : USGS
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aqueduct

a pipe, conduit, or channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity.


Source : USGS
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aquifer

a geologic formation(s) that is water bearing. A geological formation or structure that stores and/or transmits water, such as to wells and springs. Use of the term is usually restricted to those water-bearing formations capable of yielding water in sufficient quantity to constitute a usable supply for people's uses.


Source : USGS
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aquifer (confined)

soil or rock below the land surface that is saturated with water. There are layers of impermeable material both above and below it and it is under pressure so that when the aquifer is penetrated by a well, the water will rise above the top of the aquifer.


Source : USGS
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aquifer (unconfined)

an aquifer whose upper water surface (water table) is at atmospheric pressure, and thus is able to rise and fall.


Source : USGS
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ARI

Average Recurrence Interval


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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artesian water

groundwater that is under pressure when tapped by a well and is able to rise above the level at which it is first encountered. It may or may not flow out at ground level. The pressure in such an aquifer commonly is called artesian pressure, and the formation containing artesian water is an artesian aquifer or confined aquifer. See flowing well


Source : USGS
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artificial recharge

an process where water is put back into groundwater storage from surface-water supplies such as irrigation, or induced infiltration from streams or wells.


Source : USGS
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ASEAN

Association of South East Asian Nations


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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ASMA

Alam Sekitar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. a privatised environment


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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ASMA

Alam Sekitar Malaysia


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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ATF

Aviation Turbine Fuel


Source : Gedung Nahrim
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atmosphere

layers of gases which surround the Earth. Although the atmosphere may not be a great storehouse of water, it is the superhighway used to move water around the globe


Source : USGS
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atmosphere

layers of gases which surround the Earth. Although the atmosphere may not be a great storehouse of water, it is the superhighway used to move water around the globe.


Source : USGS
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