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Hydrogeology

the volume of water an unconfined aquifer releases by gravity drainage per unit area per unit drop in water table.

In hydrogeology, specific yield refers to the volume of water an unconfined aquifer releases by gravity drainage per unit area per unit drop in water table. This meaning comes from Meinzer (1923) in Outline of ground-water hydrology, with definitions.[1]

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References

Meinzer, O. E. (1923). Outline of ground-water hydrology, with definitions (Water-Supply Paper 494). U.S. Geological Survey. https://doi.org/10.3133/wsp494

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