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EAU CAPILLAIRE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Water Pollution
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
DEF

Water caught in the pore spaces of the soil, which clings to the solid matter in the soil through capillary action.

OBS

This water cannot drain down to the aquifer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Mécanique des sols
DEF

Eau retenue dans les pores les plus fins du sol par l'effet de la capillarité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Contaminación del agua
  • Mecánica del suelo
DEF

Agua que se mantiene en el suelo por encima del nivel freático debido a la capilaridad; agua del suelo por encima de la humedad higroscópica y por debajo de la capacidad de campo.

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Record 2 2006-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Soil Science
DEF

Part of soil moisture retained by surface tension and molecular forces against the influence of gravity.

Key term(s)
  • nondrainable moisture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Science du sol
DEF

Partie de l'eau du sol retenue par la tension superficielle et les forces moléculaires contre l'influence de la gravité.

CONT

L'eau de rétention est la fraction de l'eau maintenue dans les vides et la surface des grains par des forces supérieures à celle de la gravité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Mecánica del suelo
  • Ciencia del suelo
DEF

Parte de la humedad del suelo retenida por tensión superficial y fuerzas moleculares contra la acción de la gravedad.

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