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ice: Crystallized water formed below the freezing point (H2O) [16].
ice cave: 1. Any cave in rock that is partly filled with ice. The term should a ...
illite: A clay mineral.
imbibition: 1. The absorption of a fluid, usually water, by a granular rock or of ...
immiscible: 1. Two or more liquids that are not readily soluble [22]. 2. The of a ...
impermeable: A characteristic of some geologic material that limits their ability ...
impervious: Not permitting the flow of water [16].
impervious lens: An impermeable, lensshaped body of sediment in an otherwise permeable ...
imported water: Water coming from outside the ground-water basin under consideration ...
impound: The collecting of water by damming [16].
in-situ density: The density of water measured at its actual depth [22]. See also ...
inception: The earliest stage of speleogenesis. The start of the inception phase ...
inception horizon: A part of a rock succession that is particularly susceptible to the ...
incision: See entrenchment.
inclinometer: An instrument to measure the inclination of surfaces [16].
incoherent material: Unconsolidated material [16].
incrustation: 1. Deposition of a crust (of calcite, etc.) upon an object by from 2. ...
induced activity: The activity or response of a system that has been subjected to an ...
induced infiltration: An increase in infiltration from a surface water body by the lowering ...
induced recharge: A method of withdrawing ground water at strategic points to induce ...
indurated rock: A rock that has been hardened and solidified by diagenetic processes ...
infiltrability: The ease of infiltration [16].
infiltration: The downward entry of water into the soil or rock [22].
infiltration basin: A basin in which water is spread for recharge.
infiltration capacity: The maximum rate at which a soil or rock is capable of absorbing or ...
infiltration gallery: A horizontal conduit for the purpose of intercepting ground water ...
infiltration index: The average rate of infiltration throughout a given rain storm [16].
infiltration rate: 1. The rate at which a soil or rock under specified conditions rain, ...
infiltrometer: Apparatus for measuring the amount of infiltration [16].
inflow cave, influent cave: Cave into which a stream flows or formerly entered [10].
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