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effective porosity

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000837

In hydrologic terms, the ratio, usually expressed as a percentage, of the volume of water or other liquid which a given saturated volume of rock or soil
will yield under any specified hydraulic condition, to the given volume of soil or rock.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000837
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000837",
  "term": "effective porosity",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms, the ratio, usually expressed as a percentage, of the volume of water or other liquid which a given saturated volume of rock or soil\nwill yield under any specified hydraulic condition, to the given volume of soil or rock.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/effective-porosity/"
}

Record 837 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.