specific retention

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Term: specific retention
Definition:

The ratio of the Volume of water which the porous medium, after being saturated, will retain against the pull of gravity to the volume of the porous medium.
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Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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