"Groundwater aquifers" refers to the underground layers of rocks or gravel that hold and provide water, essentially acting as underground reservoirs. Full definition
But underground heat islands also have high potentials for energy supply and climate protection: Energy from close - to - surface groundwater aquifers may be used for heating in winter and cooling in summer with the help of geothermal or groundwater heat pumps. (sciencedaily.com)
But it would take an extended sequence of cool, wet winters to meaningfully replenish depleted groundwater aquifers, improve upon the truly abysmal Sierra Nevada snowpack in recent winters, and alleviate some of the long - term ecosystem impacts of California's ongoing record «hot drought.» (weatherwest.com)
Some of the largest increases projected to occur in the Great Plains and parts of the Southwest and Southeast, which rely on groundwater aquifers as their main source of water. (salon.com)