Percolation
Water
Downward movement of water through the soil profile or other porous media. Water soaking into the ground. Flow through a porous substance. See seepage.
The movement of water, under hydrostatic pressure, through the interstices of a rock or soil, except the movement through large openings such as caves.
- — Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms retrieved 2014-06-01
Renewable Energy
The filtering of a liquid passed through a medium with many fine spaces.
- — ODOE Glossary of Energy Terms retrieved 2014-06-15
Weather
In hydrologic terms, the movement of water, under hydrostatic pressure, through the interstices of a rock or soil, except the movement through large openings such as caves