water  search
RTdrainage
 environmental geology
 air-water interface
 bottom water
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 drinking water
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 Clean Water Act
 clouds
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SNUse ground water, sea water, or surface water if applicable.
water analysis  search
SNNot a valid term for GeoRef. For methodology, use specific type of water (e.g. ground water) AND specific analytical method. For data, use specific type of water AND specific element or chemical composition, if applicable.
water bala  search
water balance  search
UFbalance, water
 hydrologic budget
 water budget
RTmass balance
 aquifers
 recharge
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 lysimeters
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water biscuits  search
USEalgal biscuits
water budget  search
USEwater balance
water content  search
RTsoils
 composition
 water
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SNBefore 1998, also search moisture. Indexed with material.
water crop  search
USEwater yield
water cycle  search
USEhydrologic cycle
water erosion  search
BTerosion
 .water erosion
RTwind erosion
 soils
 geomorphology
 CREAMS
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Water Erosion Prediction Project  search
UFWEPP
RTerosion
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water falls  search
USEwaterfalls
water flooding  search
USEwaterflooding
water hardness  search
RTground water
 water
 hydrochemistry
 water resources
 surface water
 water management
 water quality
 hardness
SNBefore 1981, also search hardness AND water. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
water harnessing  search
RTwater resources
 hydroelectric energy
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
water management  search
RTreclamation
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 water hardness
 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
 stormwater
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1982.
water of crystallization  search
RTgeochemistry
 minerals
 crystallization
 water of dehydration
 lithogeochemistry
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
water of dehydration  search
RTgeochemistry
 minerals
 water of crystallization
 dehydration
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SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
water opal  search
USEhyalite
water power  search
USEhydroelectric energy
water pressure  search
RTwater
 soil mechanics
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water qualit  search
water quality  search
RThydrochemistry
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 impurities
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 irrigation
 medicinal waters
 NAWQA
 nonpoint sources
 q
water recovery  search
RTwater wells
 ground water
 discharge
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 slug tests
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SNUse for recovery in relation to ground water. Before 1978 search recovery AND ground water.
water regimes  search
UFregimes, water
RTdrainage
 soils
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 water
 moisture
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 soil-water balance
water repellants  search
USEhydrophobic materials
water resources  search
RTenvironmental geology
 aquifers
 economic geology
 aquifer vulnerability
 artesian waters
 hydrogeology
 energy sources
 drought
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 decontamination
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 drinking water
 desalinization
 fresh water
 hydroelectric energy
 ground-water provinces
 hydro
SNUsed for economically oriented discussions of water. Commodity. See List C.
water rights  search
RTground water
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SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1989.
water storage  search
RTdams
 engineering geology
 water
 water resources
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water supply  search
UFsupply, water
RTpollution
 water
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 water rights
water table  search
RTground water
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 DRAINMOD
 potentiometric surface
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SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
water treatmen  search
water treatment  search
RTbioreclamation
 reclamation
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 water
 surface water
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 impurities
 waste water
 petroleum products
 stormwater
SNBefore 1985, search treatment AND water. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
water use  search
RTwater resources
 water management
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 pumping
 water supply
SNGenerally out of scope for GeoRef. Also see water supply, water management, pumping or drawdown if applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.
water vapor  search
UFsteam
 vapor, water
RTgeochemistry
 water
 moisture
 evaporation
 humidity
water wells  search
NTabandoned water wells
RTpollution
 observation wells
 engineering geology
 environmental geology
 well-logging
 ground water
 economic geology
 water resources
 hydrogeology
 production
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 monitoring
 water recovery
 drawdown
 potentiometric surface
 pumping
 pump tests
 well screens
 wellh
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1982.
water yield  search
UFrunout
 water crop
RTwater
 aquifers
 water resources
 drainage basins
 runoff
 yields
water, ground and surface  search
SNNot a valid GeoRef index term after 1969. See ground water; surface water; water; hydrogeology; hydrology.
water, waste  search
USEwaste water
water-air interface  search
USEair-water interface
water-break  search
USEbreakwaters
water-gas interface  search
USEgas-water interface
water-mineral interface  search
USEmineral-water interface
water-oil interface  search
USEoil-water interface
water-rock interaction  search
UFrock-water interaction
 rock-water interface
 water-rock interface
RTinterfaces
 marine geology
 halmyrolysis
 mineral-water interface
 sediment-water interface
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1995.
water-rock interface  search
USEwater-rock interaction
water-soil balance  search
USEsoil-water balance
Waterberg System  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Precambrian
 ..Waterberg System
RTMpumalanga South Africa
 South Africa
 Transvaal region
 Guateng South Africa
 Northern Province South Africa
SNComposed primarily of sedimentary rocks. NE South Africa.
waterfalls  search
BTfluvial features
 .waterfalls
UFwater falls
RTgeomorphology
 rivers
 cascades
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waterflooding  search
UFwater flooding
RTpetroleum engineering
 fluid injection
 enhanced recovery
 steam injection
 secondary recovery
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1985.
waterlogging  search
RTsoils
 hydrology
 infiltration
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
Waterloo Island  search
USEKing George Island
watersheds  search
RTrainfall
 drainage basins
 hydrology
 rivers
 streams
 waterways
 surface water
 lakes
 runoff
 tributaries
 floods
Waterville Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Silurian
 ....Waterville Formation
RTMaine
SNWaterville Shale, Silurian. A series of shales, fine grained sandstones, and impure limestones; often pyritiferous. In S central Maine.
waterways  search
RTerosion
 environmental geology
 design
 hydrology
 avulsion
 channels
 canals
 gorges
 geometry
 channelization
 culverts
 levees
 controls
 dredging
 hydraulics
 geomembranes
 geotextiles
 hydroelectric energy
 estuaries
 floods
 harbors
 hydrographic maps
 irrigation
 marine
SNUsed for geological studies on man-made or man-modified water channels.
Waterways Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Devonian
 ....Waterways Formation
RTAlberta