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Record 1 1986-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

The storage properties of an aquifer are expressed by its coefficient of storage, S, which is defined as the volume of water the aquifer releases from or takes into storage per unit surface area of the aquifer per unit change in the component of head normal to that surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Le coefficient de stockage, S, dénote les propriétés d'emmagasinement d'un aquifère, soit le volume d'eau que l'aquifère débite ou reçoit en entreposage par unité de surface, et par unité de variation de la composante de la charge normale à cette surface.

Spanish

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