Soil Porosity

Soil porosity, denoted as n, is a measure of the void spaces in a material, specifically soil, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, sometimes expressed as a percentage. voidVolume represents the volume occupied by the empty space within the soil which could be air or water, and totalVolume represents the total volume of the soil sample including solids and voids. This concept is important for understanding how water and air can move through soil and is used in environmental science, agriculture, and civil engineering.