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[[Category:Glossary]]  [[Category:Turf]] <br> 1. The degree to which the soil mass is permeated with pores or cavities. <br> 2. The characteristic of having air-filled spaces between the particles of soil, expressed as a percentage of the volume of soil not occupied by solid particles.<br> <br>
[[Category:Glossary]]  [[Category:Turf]] <br>
 
1. The degree to which the soil mass is permeated with pores or cavities. <br>
 
2. The characteristic of having air-filled spaces between the particles of soil, expressed as a percentage of the volume of soil not occupied by solid particles.<br>
 
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http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module06/images/pores_000.JPG
 
Drawing of soil porosity.
 
Source: http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module06/Porosity.htm

Revision as of 15:16, 22 February 2006


1. The degree to which the soil mass is permeated with pores or cavities.

2. The characteristic of having air-filled spaces between the particles of soil, expressed as a percentage of the volume of soil not occupied by solid particles.


pores_000.JPG

Drawing of soil porosity.

Source: http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module06/Porosity.htm