Enum: GroundwaterProcessType

Types of physical, chemical, and biological processes occurring in groundwater systems.

Permissible Values

Value	Description	Broad Mappings
RECHARGE	The process by which water enters an aquifer from the surface or from an overlying formation
DISCHARGE	The process by which groundwater exits an aquifer to the surface or to another formation	ENVO:01001631
BASEFLOW	The portion of streamflow derived from groundwater discharge into surface water bodies
LATERAL_FLOW	Horizontal movement of groundwater through an aquifer	ENVO:01001632
VERTICAL_LEAKAGE	Vertical movement of groundwater between aquifers through semi-confining layers
SALTWATER_INTRUSION	The movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers, typically in coastal areas
CONTAMINANT_TRANSPORT	The movement and spreading of dissolved or suspended contaminants through groundwater
BIODEGRADATION	The biological breakdown of contaminants in groundwater by microbial activity	ENVO:06105014
SORPTION	The process by which dissolved substances are attached to solid surfaces in the aquifer matrix
PRECIPITATION_DISSOLUTION	Chemical processes involving the formation or dissolution of mineral phases in groundwater

Slots

Name	Description
groundwater_process_type	Type of groundwater process

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: GroundwaterProcessType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of physical, chemical, and biological processes occurring in groundwater
  systems.
title: Groundwater Process Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  RECHARGE:
    text: RECHARGE
    description: The process by which water enters an aquifer from the surface or
      from an overlying formation
  DISCHARGE:
    text: DISCHARGE
    description: The process by which groundwater exits an aquifer to the surface
      or to another formation
    broad_mappings:
    - ENVO:01001631
  BASEFLOW:
    text: BASEFLOW
    description: The portion of streamflow derived from groundwater discharge into
      surface water bodies
  LATERAL_FLOW:
    text: LATERAL_FLOW
    description: Horizontal movement of groundwater through an aquifer
    broad_mappings:
    - ENVO:01001632
  VERTICAL_LEAKAGE:
    text: VERTICAL_LEAKAGE
    description: Vertical movement of groundwater between aquifers through semi-confining
      layers
  SALTWATER_INTRUSION:
    text: SALTWATER_INTRUSION
    description: The movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers, typically
      in coastal areas
  CONTAMINANT_TRANSPORT:
    text: CONTAMINANT_TRANSPORT
    description: The movement and spreading of dissolved or suspended contaminants
      through groundwater
  BIODEGRADATION:
    text: BIODEGRADATION
    description: The biological breakdown of contaminants in groundwater by microbial
      activity
    broad_mappings:
    - ENVO:06105014
  SORPTION:
    text: SORPTION
    description: The process by which dissolved substances are attached to solid surfaces
      in the aquifer matrix
  PRECIPITATION_DISSOLUTION:
    text: PRECIPITATION_DISSOLUTION
    description: Chemical processes involving the formation or dissolution of mineral
      phases in groundwater