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Permafrost Hydrology

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Subsurface water is found in saturated and non-saturated zones in the ground. Groundwater is water that occurs in the zone of continuous saturation. Depending on its origin, groundwater can be meteoric water derived from the atmosphere through precipitation, juvenile water produced from within the Earth and brought to the surface by geothermal or volcanic activities, or connate water which is very ancient water trapped in sedimentary rocks when they were deposited.

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Woo, Mk. (2012). Groundwater. In: Permafrost Hydrology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23462-0_3

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