Hydraulic conductivity
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003252
The capacity of a rock to transmit water. It is expressed as the volume of water at the existing kinematic viscosity that will move in unit time under a unit hydraulic gradient through a unit area measured at right angles to the direction of flow.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003252 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Synonyms | hydraulic conductance |
| References | USGS, Glossary; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Soil hydraulic properties; Hydrologic data; Hydraulic head; Sodium adsorption ratio; Saturated hydraulic conductivity; Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity |
| Translations | Spanish: conductividad hidráulica |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-003252",
"term": "Hydraulic conductivity",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The capacity of a rock to transmit water. It is expressed as the volume of water at the existing kinematic viscosity that will move in unit time under a unit hydraulic gradient through a unit area measured at right angles to the direction of flow.",
"synonyms": [
"hydraulic conductance"
],
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"soil hydraulic properties",
"hydrologic data",
"hydraulic head",
"sodium adsorption ratio",
"saturated hydraulic conductivity",
"unsaturated hydraulic conductivity"
],
"references": [
"USGS, Glossary",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "conductividad hidráulica"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/hydraulic-conductivity/"
}
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