subsurface drainage

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drainage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/us
/ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/
the system of water or waste liquids flowing away from somewhere into the ground or ...
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At several locations,subsurfacedrainageof the gullies could be observed.
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The river has thermoeroded the lower part of the mass movement, resulting insubsurfacedrainagefor short passages of the valley.
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Nitrate loss insubsurfacedrainageas affected by nitrogen fertilizer rate.
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Thermoerosion affects the lower part of the frozen sediment, whereas the upper part remains frozen, thus creating a bridge-like feature and, consequently,subsurfacedrainageover shorter distances.
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Soil salinity control involves watertable control and flushing in combination with tile drainage or another form ofsubsurfacedrainage.
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Subsurfacedrainagehas shown to improve soil conditions and crop yield.
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The problems are often associated with high water tables, caused by a lack of naturalsubsurfacedrainageto the underground.
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Soil salinity control involves watertable control and flushing with higher levels of applied water in combination with tile drainage or another form ofsubsurfacedrainage.
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By 2003, more than have been equipped with asubsurfacedrainagesystem and approximately of water is drained annually from areas with these systems.
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Subsurfacedrainagesystems are used when the drainage problem is mainly that of shallow water tables.
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Base level is also significant forsubsurfacedrainage.
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Optimal water efficiency means minimizing losses due to evaporation, runoff orsubsurfacedrainage.
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Thesubsurfacedrainagefacility can be applied to natural or artificial drainage systems.
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Poorsubsurfacedrainagemay be caused by insufficient transport capacity of the aquifer or because water can not exit the aquifer.
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Subsurfacedrainagesystems have been in common use for centuries.
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There will be a 6ft m wide sidewalk andsubsurfacedrainageon each side of the roadway.
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When both surface and subsurface waterlogging occur, a combined surface/subsurfacedrainagesystem is required.
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Controlledsubsurfacedrainagefrom sensitive areas to vegetated drainage ditches makes possible a better balance between water drainage and water retention needs.
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The other water balance components (like actual evaporation, downward percolation, upward capillary rise,subsurfacedrainage, groundwater flow) are given as output.
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