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specific yield
The water storage term for an unconfined aquifer. Defined as the volume of water released from an unconfined aquifer per unit surface area of the aquifer surface area per unit drop in the water table depth.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Earth science
- Category: Soil science
- Company: Soil Science Society of America
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- Bob Adams
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