A volume of 3.0 x 100 m³ of groundwater was pumped out from an unconfined aquifer uniformly from an area of 5 km². The pumping lowered the water table from initial level of 102 m to 99 m. The specific yield of the aquifer is

A volume of 3.0 x 100 m³ of groundwater was pumped out from an unconfined aquifer uniformly from an area of 5 km². The pumping lowered the water table from initial level of 102 m to 99 m. The specific yield of the aquifer is

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