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gravitational potential [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Soil Science
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gravitational potential
1, record 1, English, gravitational%20potential
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- psig 2, record 1, English, psig
see observation
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The amount of work that must be done per unit quantity of pure water in order to transport reversibly and isothermally an infinitesimal quantity of water, identical in composition with the soil water, from a pool at a specified elevation and at atmospheric pressure, to a similar pool at the elevation of the point under consideration. 3, record 1, English, - gravitational%20potential
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gravitational potential is the amount of work that must be expended to move a given mass of water against the force of gravity. 4, record 1, English, - gravitational%20potential
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The symbol used to depict gravitational potential is psig, and the value can be + or -. 2, record 1, English, - gravitational%20potential
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The word "psi" must be replaced by the corresponding Greek letter. 5, record 1, English, - gravitational%20potential
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Science du sol
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- potentiel gravitationnel
1, record 1, French, potentiel%20gravitationnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- potentiel de gravité 2, record 1, French, potentiel%20de%20gravit%C3%A9
masculine noun
- potentiel gravifique 3, record 1, French, potentiel%20gravifique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantité de travail qu'il faut fournir pour transporter de façon réversible et isothermique une quantité infinitésimale d'eau, de composition identique à l'eau du sol, d'un bassin d'une élévation donnée et à la pression atmosphérique, à un bassin semblable de même élévation que le point à l'étude. 2, record 1, French, - potentiel%20gravitationnel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les composantes du potentiel hydrique. Dans un sol, l'énergie potentielle de l'eau peut provenir de plusieurs sources. [...] Potentiel gravitationnel (psiz). La masse d'eau se situe dans le champ gravitationnel du globe terrestre et sera soumise, bien évidement, aux forces de gravité. Il s'agit de l'énergie potentielle due à une différence d'altitude entre l'état de référence et l'eau dans sol [...] Il peut être > 0, = 0, < 0 selon le choix de la cote de référence. 1, record 1, French, - potentiel%20gravitationnel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le contexte, le mot «spi» doit être remplacé par la lettre grecque correspondante. 4, record 1, French, - potentiel%20gravitationnel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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