Look up: Vadose-zone

1. Vadose Zone
   The zone between land surface and the water table within which the moisture content is less than saturation (except in the capillary fringe) and pressure is less than atmospheric. Soil pore space also typically contains air or other gases. The capillary fringe is included in the vadose zone. (See Unsaturated Zone.)
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2. Vadose Zone
   The zone between land surface and the water table within which the moisture content is less than saturation (except in the capillary fringe) and pressure is less than atmospheric. Soil pore space also typically contains air or other gases. The capillary fringe is included in the vadose zone. (See: Unsaturated Zone1.)
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3. vadose zone
   region of aeration above the water table. This zone also includes the capillary fringe above the water table, the height of which will vary ... [2 related articles]
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4. VADOSE ZONE
   Syn. unsaturated zone.
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5. Vadose zone
   The `vadose zone`, also (but somewhat incorrectly) termed the `unsaturated zone`, is the portion of Earth between the land surface and the top of the phreatic zone i.e. the position at which the groundwater (the water in the soil`s pores) is at atmospheric pressure ("vadose" is Latin for &...
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