Reference WATERBASE - Groundwater: bodies characteristic data

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Bodies table - this table contains data on the EUROWATERNET groundwater monitoring bodies' physical characteristics. Each body has been assigned a unique WATERBASE identifier (WaterbaseID).

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GwDepthTo	Depth to groundwater is the distance from the land surface to the top of the GW-body in m		float(8)	0
LanduseArableLand	Arable land use as % within the area of the GW-body		float(8)	0
AnnualPrecipitation	Long term average annual precipitation over the GW-body in mm/year		float(8)	0
GwHorizon	Groundwater horizon in which the groundwater body is situated. 1 = top horizon etc.		float(8)	0
GwBodyThickness	The approx. thickness of the groundwater body in m		float(8)	0
WaterbaseIDName	Name of the "Unique Waterbase Identifier"	represents the name of the groundwater body	nvarchar(200)	0
Countrycode	Country Code	ISO3166 two digit code	nvarchar(2)	0
WaterbaseID	Unique Waterbase Identifier	represents the EWN groundwater body code	nvarchar(20)	-1
GwBodyArea	Groundwater body area in km2		float(8)	0
AquiferType	Aquifer type	porous media, fractured media, karst	nvarchar(15)	0
Country	Country name (ISO 3166-1)	official short name in English	nvarchar(100)	0