Australian Water Information Dictionary

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NAF

National Aquifer Framework

Bureau developed framework for naming and grouping hydrogeologic units from across Australia.

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National Aquifer Framework

Bureau developed framework for naming and grouping hydrogeologic units from across Australia.

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national catchment boundaries

Foundation input data derived from DEM-9S for Geofabric Surface Catchments, in which a catchment has been defined for every stream segment contained within the Geofabric Surface Network product. It also includes Levels 1 (drainage divisions) and 2 (aggregated river basin groups) and NCB Pfafstetter coding.

Source: Geofabric Product Guide V2.0

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National Groundwater Information System

A spatially-enabled database for storing and analysing Australian groundwater data.

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National Water Initiative

The Intergovernmental Agreement on a National Water Initiative between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Governments of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory (as amended from time to time).

Source: Water Act 2007 Part 1 Section 4, at 8 Febraury 2019. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to Federal Register of Legislation

Synonym: NWI

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NCB

National Catchment Boundaries

Source: Geofabric Product Guide V2.0

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nested bore

A bore with more than one casing or pipe or a group of nearby bores, open at different levels in aquifers/aquitards, used to evaluate the vertical variation in groundwater pressure head or chemistry.

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net exposure

The net global solar exposure plus the net longwave exposure.

Source: Water Regulations 2008 Schedule 3 Part 1. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to Federal Register of Legislation

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net global solar exposure

The global solar exposure less the reflected global solar exposure.

Source: Water Regulations 2008 Schedule 3 Part 1. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to Federal Register of Legislation

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net global solar irradiance

The global solar irradiance less the reflected global solar irradiance.

Source: Water Regulations 2008 Schedule 3 Part 1. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to Federal Register of Legislation

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net irradiance

The net global solar irradiance plus the net longwave irradiance.

Source: Water Regulations 2008 Schedule 3 Part 1. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to Federal Register of Legislation

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net longwave exposure

The downward longwave exposure less the upward longwave exposure.

Source: Water Regulations 2008 Schedule 3 Part 1. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to Federal Register of Legislation

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net longwave irradiance

The downward longwave irradiance less the upward longwave exposure.

Source: Water Regulations 2008 Schedule 3 Part 1. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to Federal Register of Legislation

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net water assets

There are multiple contexts for this item

Context 1

Equals total water assets less total water liabilities

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Context 2

The excess of the water assets of the water report entity after deducting all of its water liabilities.

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net water price

The transfer price of water as agreed between legal entities exclusive of all applicable transaction costs.

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NGIS

National Groundwater Information System

A spatially-enabled database for storing and analysing Australian groundwater data.

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NHDPlus

National Hydrography Dataset Plus. A geospatial hydrological system implemented in the United States.

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non-adjusting event after the end of the reporting period

An event that occurs between the end of the reporting period and the date when the Accountability Statement is signed that relates to conditions that arose after the end of the reporting period.

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Non-consumptive use

Non-consumptive use is when there is no diversion from or diminishment of resource, for example water used to generate hydroelectricity. Held and planned environmental water is a non-consumptive water use.

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non-physical water asset increases

Increases in non physical water asset due to allocation announcements or recognition of other claims to water.

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non-physical water assets decreases

Decrease in non physical water asset due to adjustment and forfeiture.

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non-potable water

Water not intended for use as drinking water.

Source: Water Regulations 2008 Schedule 3 Part 1. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to Federal Register of Legislation

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non-saline groundwater

Groundwater with salinity (expressed as Total Dissolved Solids) usually less than 3,000 milligrams per litre.

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non–allocated diversion

Surface water abstracted under a water access entitlement that does not settle an allocation or other claim on the surface water.

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non–allocated extraction

Groundwater abstracted under a water access entitlement that does not settle an allocation or other claim on the groundwater.

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NRM

natural resource management

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NSW

New South Wales

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numerical weather prediction (NWP)

A science focused on taking current observations of weather and processing these data with computer models to forecast the future state of weather.

Source: Modified from NOAA, viewed 25 July 2015.

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NWC

National Water Commission

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NWI

National Water Initiative

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NWP

numerical weather prediction

A science focused on taking current observations of weather and processing these data with computer models to forecast the future state of weather.

Source: Modified from NOAA, viewed 25 July 2015.