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SOIL WATER BELT [1 record]

Record 1 2002-09-18

English

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

The upper subdivision of the zone of aeration limited above by the land surface and below by the intermediate belt.

CONT

The zone of aeration has been divided, by [Meinzer] with respect to the occurrence and circulation of its water into three belts - the belt of soil water, the intermediate belt, and the capillary fringe. The belt of soil water consists of soil and other materials that lie near enough to the surface to discharge water into the atmosphere in perceptible quantities by the transpiration of plants or by evaporation from the soil.

OBS

This zone contains plant roots and water available for plant growth.

OBS

[The soilwater zone is the] upper portion of the zone of aeration containing soil water; ...

Key term(s)
  • soil water belt
  • soil water zone

French

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

Partie de la lithosphère immédiatement au dessous de la surface du sol d'où l'eau passe dans l'atmosphère en quantités appréciables par évapo-transpiration.

CONT

La «zone d'évaporation», zone au voisinage du sol, d'où l'eau peut retourner à l'atmosphère, soit par évaporation directe, soit par absorption par les plantes. C'est le belt of soil water, ou zone d'eau du sol de Meinzer.

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