Glossary G

The Environmental Glossary. Letter G +++ Popular Articles: 'Global Reporting Initiative', 'Global Compact', 'Generation'

A Grooved Concrete is Floor surfaces with grooved patterns cut or depressed into concrete to provide better traction for cattle.

Gross domestic product is the (GDP) Annual market value of all goods and services produced by all firms and organizations, foreign and domestic, operating within a country.

gross morphological features are large obvious identifying physical characteristics of an organism.

Gross primary productivity (GPP) is the rate at which an ecosystem"s producers capture and store a given amount of chemical energy as Biomass in a given length of time.

Deutsch: Boden / Español: Suelo / Português: Solo / Français: Sol / Italiano: Terreno /

Ground may refer to the Earth's surface or the Soil, a mixture of clay, sand and organic matter present on the surface of the Earth and serving as substrate for plant growth and micro-organisms development.

- Ground Source Heat Pump (GHP) : A Ground Source Heat Pump (GHP) is Electrically powered systems that tap the stored energy of the earth.

Deutsch: Grundwasser / Español: Agua Subterránea / Português: Água Subterrânea / Français: Eau Souterraine / Italiano: Acqua Sotterranea

Ground Water is the water under the surface of the earth that is found within the Pore spaces and cracks between the Particles of soil, sand, gravel and bedrock.

A Ground water recharge is the use of reclaimed wastewater, by surface spreading or direct injection, to prevent saltwater intrusion into freshwater aquifers, to store the reclaimed water for future use, to control or prevent ground subsidence, and to augment nonpotable or potable ground water aquifers (USEPA, l991a).

A Ground-level Ozone is Ground-level Ozone is formed by a Chemical reaction between volatile organic

Ground-Truthing is the use of an on-the-land survey to confirm the findings of an aerial survey or to calibrate quantitative aerial or satellite observations.

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