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   Res·i·dence time

   /ˈrez(ə)d(ə)ns ˌtīm/

   

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   • 1. the average length of time during which a substance, a portion of material, or an object is in a given location or condition, such as adsorption or suspension: technical "the construction of drains has reduced the residence time of water in the soil"

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   What is residence time?

   • Defined in this way, residence time (time for a parcel originating at location x to exit a domain) is the complement of “age” (time the parcel took to reach x after entering the domain); the sum of the two timescales is called “transit time” (Takeoka, 1984; Sheldon and Alber, 2002 ).

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   What is residence time in water cycle?

   • Other articles where residence time is discussed: hydrosphere: General nature of the cycle: …water cycle have different water residence times. Residence time is defined as the amount of water in a reservoir divided by either the rate of addition of water to the reservoir or the rate of loss from it.

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   Why is residence time a function of space and time of release?

   • Following from the first definition above (i.e., the time taken by a water parcel or particle to leave a defined domain), residence time is a function of space and time of release, since particles originating at different locations and times within a water body require different amounts of time to leave (Monsen et al., 2002; Delhez et al., 2004 ).

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   Why is residence time important?

   • The residence time is important because it tells you something about how long it might take to clear pollutant from a lake. The trouble with it is that it deals only with the average properties of the lak e. A given drop of water or molecule of pollutant may actually reside in the lake for a very short time or a very long time.

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   In environmental terms, the residence time definition is adapted to fit with ground water, the atmosphere, glaciers, lakes, streams, and oceans. More specifically it is the time during which water remains within an aquifer, lake, river, or other water body before continuing around the hydrological cycle.

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   May 31, 2012 · The meaning of RESIDENCE TIME is the duration of persistence of a mass or substance in a medium or place (such as the atmosphere).

5. www.encyclopedia.com › residence-timeResidence Time | Encyclopedia.com

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   May 8, 2018 · residence time (removal time) The time that a given substance remains in a particular compartment of a biogeochemical cycle. In particular, residence time is used to denote the time taken for pollutants to be removed from the atmosphere by natural processes.

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   Residence time is defined as the amount of water in a reservoir divided by either the rate of addition of water to the reservoir or the rate of loss from it. The oceans have a water residence time of 3,000 to 3,230 years;…

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   Residence time definition: the length of time a substance remains in the adsorbed, suspended, or dissolved state.. See examples of RESIDENCE TIME used in a sentence.

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   May 17, 2021 · The residence time of a lake is defined as the volume of the water in the lake divided by the discharge into or out of the lake.

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    Jan 1, 2015 · Residence time is defined as (1) the time taken by a water parcel or particle to leave a defined region of interest (Zimmerman, 1976; Delhez et al., 2004; de Brauwere et al., 2011) or (2) the time for the mass of a scalar (or the volume of freshwater; Dyer, 1997; Geyer, 1997) within a water body to be renewed, given a known renewal rate (Bolin ...