SOILS
type: Concept

SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
type: Concept
in scheme: sciencekeywords
definition: Soil Water Content: The water lost from soil upon drying to constant mass at 105 degrees Celcius; expressed either as the mass of water per unit mass of drysoil or as the volume of water per unit bulk volume of soil. For GCMD purpose, this also includes all measurements related to soil water, such as capcity, potential, and pressure, etc...