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hygroscopic water [1 record]

Record 1 2004-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Soil Science
DEF

Moisture held in the soil that is in equilibrium with that in the atmosphere to which the soil is exposed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Science du sol
DEF

Vapeur d'eau qui constitue l'humidité de l'air contenu dans les pores du sol.

OBS

Les eaux hygroscopique et adsorbée sont des eaux liées; l'eau capillaire et l'eau gravifique sont dites libres : ce sont les seules qui puissent circuler entre les grains du sol.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Ciencia del suelo
DEF

Humedad que mantiene el suelo, en la zona de aireación, en equilibrio con el vapor de agua atmosférico.

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