Glossary

Smallest unit of the geographical domain covered by a numerical model, such as a climate or a hydrological model. Because of the complexity of the processes they represent and the limitations of computing power, these models divide up their modelling domain into a juxtaposition of “boxes” called grid cells. In the case of a climate …

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Renewable groundwater resources, i.e. the maximum amount of groundwater that could be used without causing a continuing loss of groundwater storage and groundwater table decline.