Entry: Specific yield
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URI: http://codes.wmo.int/wmdr/ObservedVariableTerrestrial/12264
Ratio of the volume of water which can be drained by gravity from an initially saturated porous medium to the total volume of the porous medium. [International Glossary of Hydrology (WMO-No. 385). 2012 edition.]
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Ratio of the volume of water which can be drained by gravity from an initially saturated porous medium to the total volume of the porous medium. [International Glossary of Hydrology (WMO-No. 385). 2012 edition.]
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Specific yield
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12264
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Concept
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