Metrology
Définition
Sens commun
Science that measures parameters with sensors. Metrology measures, for example, the speed of marine currents or the chemistry of water.
Source
according to IFREMER
Water and environmental management
Water jobs
Définition
Sens commun
Employment specifically related to the water sector, whether to monitor and maintain the environment, manage the resource, supply drinking water or treat wastewater. There are many water jobs: hydrologists, chemists, hydrant men, water treatment jobs, etc.
Source
according to the Ministry of the Environment and OFB
Landscape integration
Définition
Sens commun
Landscaping (choice of colours, materials and architecture, planting of trees and flowerbeds for example) to integrate buildings and constructions in their environment.
Source
according to the Ardennes Chamber of Agriculture
Macrophyte biological index for rivers
Définition
Sens technique
Index assessing the biological status of rivers based on macrophytes. Applicable to the inland parts of rivers, it essentially reflects the degree of tropism (feeding process of plant organs and tissues) related to ammonium and orthophosphate contents, as well as the most obvious organic pollution.
Source
according to the Regional Directorate for the Environment, Planning and Housing (DREAL) of the Loire reg
Public river-basin territorial agency
Définition
Sens technique
Group of local authorities established, at a watershed or a group of sub-watersheds scale, in order to facilitate the flood prevention, the defense against the sea, the management of water resources, and the preservation and management of wetlands. When a Sub-basin Management Plan has been set up, the Public river-basin territorial agency contributes to its monitoring and development. It ensures also the consistency of the management project of the Public water management and development agency.
Source
according to Legifrance
Hydraulic equipment
Définition
Sens commun
Equipment or infrastructure used for the abstraction, storage, treatment, conveying or transfer of water.
Source
according to the Corsican Hydraulic Equipment Office
Sampling
Définition
Sens technique
A method used to choose a sample of something from others.
Source
according to the Larousse dictionary
Runoff/rain water
Définition
Sens commun
Water which, after reaching the ground or a surface, runs on the receiving surfaces. Runoff water usually comes from rain water, but also from snow melt, hail or ice falling or forming naturally on a property, and infiltration water.
Source
according to the water data partners’ network of Poitou-Charentes
International waters
Définition
Sens commun
Maritime space not belonging to a particular State. As such, it is not subject to any national jurisdiction and belongs to the international community. International waters account for two-thirds of the Earth's oceanic surface.
Source
according to IFREMER
Conflict of use
Définition
Sens commun
Incipient disagreement between different users of the same environment, likely to have conflicting or competing interests.
Source
according to IFREMER