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SOIL WATER PERCENTAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-06-03

English

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

The percentage of water in soil based on the weight of material oven-dried at 100°C. It is the ratio, expressed in percentage, of (a) the weight of a given volume of soil under specified conditions minus the weight of such soil after it has been dried in an oven at a temperature of 100°C until its weight becomes constant to (b) the weight of such volume of oven-dried soil.

French

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

Rapport entre la masse d'un échantillon de sol, dans certaines conditions, moins la masse constante qu'il aura atteinte après avoir été séché à 100°C, et la masse de cet échantillon de sol séché au four.

Spanish

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