hydraulic residence time

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013608",
  "term": "hydraulic residence time",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The average time an element spends in a given environment between the time it arrived and the time it is removed by some process. In the ocean, residence time is defined as the concentration in sea water relative to the amount delivered to the ocean per year; in groundwater, it is the time elapsed between water being recharged to the aquifer; in lakes and reservoirs, it is the time elapsed between a parcel of water entering the waterbody and leaving it.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hydraulic-residence-time/"
}