Factors in the Behavior of Ground Water in a Ghyben-Herzberg System
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':: The Ghyben-Herzberg balance is not by any means universal along ocean coasts and . one may presume that it is well exemplified along only a small fraction of continental coasts. Otherwise it would probably be better known. Its somewhat limited occutrence is due to the requirement of rocks within a certain range of permeability, sufficient rainfall, and lack of specialized structure in the rocks. The rock structure must in the main be fairly homogeneous and be isotropically permeable if a well-characterized GhybenHerZberg system is to develop.
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