vadose groundwater

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• groundwater — [groundwôt΄ər] n. water found underground in porous rock strata and soils, as in a spring: also written ground water * * * ground water also ground·wa·ter (groundʹwô tər, wŏt ər) n. Water beneath the earth s surface, often between saturated soil… …   Universalium

• Vadose zone — [ capillary fringe, water table, and phreatic or saturated zone. (Source: United States Geological Survey.) ] The vadose zone, also termed the unsaturated zone, is the portion of Earth between the land surface and the phreatic zone or zone of… …   Wikipedia

• Groundwater recharge — Water balance Groundwater recharge or deep drainage or deep percolation is a hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater. This process usually occurs in the vadose zone below plant roots and is often expressed… …   Wikipedia

• vadose — adjective Of or pertaining to water beneath the surface of the earth which is located above the level of the permanent groundwater. Research has shown bone apatite to undergo chemical exchange with carbonates in either vadose water or groundwater …   Wiktionary

• vadose — ˈvāˌdōs adjective Etymology: Latin vadosus shallow, from vadum, n., shallow, ford + osus ose; akin to Latin vadere to go, walk more at wade : of, relating to, or resulting from water or solutions in the part of the earth s crust that is above the …   Useful english dictionary

• vadose — adjective Etymology: Latin vadosus shallow, from vadum, noun, shallow, ford; akin to Latin vadere to go more at wade Date: 1894 of, relating to, or being water or solutions in the earth s crust above the permanent groundwater level …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vadose — of, relating to, or being water or solutions in the earth s crust above the permanent groundwater level …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• vadose water — noun : groundwater suspended or in circulation above the water table …   Useful english dictionary

• hydrosphere — /huy dreuh sfear /, n. the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere. [1885 90; HYDRO 1 + SPHERE] * * * Discontinuous layer of water at or near the Earth s surface. It… …   Universalium

• Hydrogeology — ( hydro meaning water, and geology meaning the study of the Earth) is the area of geology that deals with the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the Earth s crust, (commonly in aquifers). The term geohydrology is… …   Wikipedia

• Water content — Soil composition by phase: s soil (dry), v void (pores filled with water or air), w water, a air. V is volume, M is mass. Water content or moisture content is the quantity of water contained in a material, such as soil (called soil moisture),… …   Wikipedia