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Noun Concept
Categories: Geology stubs, Hydrogeology
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lens  freshwater lens  Ghyben-Herzberg lens  Ghyben-Herzberg lenses  Ghyben/Herzberg lens
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In hydrology, a lens, also called freshwater lens or Ghyben-Herzberg lens, is a convex-shaped layer of fresh groundwater that floats above the denser saltwater and is usually found on small coral or limestone islands and atolls. Wikipedia
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In hydrology, a lens, also called freshwater lens or Ghyben-Herzberg lens, is a convex-shaped layer of fresh groundwater that floats above the denser saltwater and is usually found on small coral or limestone islands and atolls. Wikipedia
A layer of fresh water derived from rainfall, overlying saline groundwater Wikipedia Disambiguation
Convex layer of fresh groundwater that floats on top of denser saltwater Wikidata
A body of rock, ice, or water shaped like a convex lens. Wiktionary
IS A
body of water
HAS PART
fresh water
HAS CAUSE
saltwater intrusion
NAMED AFTER
Willem Badon Ghijben
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lens (hydrology)
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lens
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lens
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freshwater lens, Ghyben-Herzberg lens, Ghyben-Herzberg lenses, Ghyben/Herzberg lens, Ghyben–Herzberg lens, Groundwater lens, Lens (groundwater)
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freshwater lens, Ghyben-Herzberg lens, groundwater lens

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