Specific yield - laboratory experiments showing the effect of time on column drainage

Open-File Report
Prepared in cooperation with the California Department of Water Resources
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Abstract

The increasing use of ground water from many major aquifers in the United States has required a more thorough understanding of gravity drainage, or specific yield. This report describes one phase of specific yield research by the U.S. Geological Survey's Hydrologic Laboratory in cooperation with the California Department of Water Resources.

An earlier phase of the research concentrated on the final distribution of moisture retained after drainage of saturated columns of porous media. This report presents the phase that concentrated on the distribution of moisture retained in similar columns after drainage for various periods of time.

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Unnumbered Series
Title Specific yield - laboratory experiments showing the effect of time on column drainage
Series title Open-File Report
DOI 10.3133/70197609
Year Published 1964
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Description iv, 55 p.
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