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Data dictionary for Aquifer sensitivity in shallow aquifers [Indiana] {2015}

TIF attribute table

Field Name Field Type Value(s) Definition Definition Source
OID integer whole numbers Internal feature number (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated) ESRI
Values integer 1-5 Aquifer sensitivity classification Center for Geospatial Data Analysis, Indiana Geological Survey
Count integer A nominal integer value that designates the number of pixels with the same value Software generated
Rech_in_yr string Estimated groundwater recharge range for aquifer sensitivity classification Center for Geospatial Data Analysis, Indiana Geological Survey
AqSens string Very low - Very high Aquifer sensitivity classification description Center for Geospatial Data Analysis, Indiana Geological Survey
AqSens Very low Very low sensitivity to contamination, equating to recharge rates: 0-0.8 inches/year
AqSens Low Low sensitivity to contamination, equating to recharge rates: 0.8-4.3 inches/year
AqSens Medium Moderate sensitivity to contamination, equating to recharge rates: 4.3-6.1 inches/year
AqSens High High sensitivity to contamination, equating to recharge rates: 6.1-9.7 inches/year
AqSens Very high Very high sensitivity to contamination, equating to recharge rates: 9.7 inches/year

Aquifer Sensitivity values

Field Name Field Type Value(s) Definition Definition Source
Values 1 Very low sensitivity to contamination, equating to recharge rates: 0-0.8 inches/year
Values 2 Moderate sensitivity to contamination, equating to recharge rates: 0.8-4.3 inches/year
Values 3 High sensitivity to contamination, equating to recharge rates: 4.3-6.1 inches/year
Values 4 Very high sensitivity to contamination, equating to recharge rates: 6.1-9.7 inches/year
Values 5 Very high sensitivity to contamination, equating to recharge rates: > 9.7 inches/year

Estimated groundwater recharge range for aquifer sensitivity classification

Field Name Field Type Value(s) Definition Definition Source
Rech_in_yr string Estimated groundwater recharge range for aquifer sensitivity classification Center for Geospatial Data Analysis, Indiana Geological Survey
Rech_in_yr 0.8 - 4.3 in/year Recharge rates: 0.8-4.3 inches/year
Rech_in_yr 0.0 - 0.8 in/year Recharge rates: 0-0.8 inches/year
Rech_in_yr 4.3 - 6.1 in/year Recharge rates: 4.3-6.1 inches/year
Rech_in_yr 6.1 - 9.7 in/year Recharge rates: 6.1-9.7 inches/year
Rech_in_yr 9.7 - 14.0 in/year Recharge rates: 9.7 inches/year
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