potentiometric

British

/ pəˌtɛnʃɪəˈmɛtrɪk /

adjective

chem (of a titration) having the end point determined by a change in potential of an electrode immersed in the solution

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Groundwater emerges at the land surface when the potentiometric surface or water table intersects the land surface.

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In some situations, the potentiometric surface may be above the ground level.

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The water table, or potentiometric surface, will slope in toward the well where the water is being withdrawn.

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The red dashed line in Figure 14.6 is the potentiometric surface for the confined aquifer, and it describes the total energy that water is under within the confined aquifer.

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Figure 14.6 A depiction of the water table and the potentiometric surface of a confined aquifer.

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