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suspended water [3 records]

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Record 1 2015-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
DEF

Water in zone of aeration kept in suspension by capillary forces ...

DEF

Underground water held in the zone of aeration by molecular attraction exerted on the water by the rock and earth materials and by the attraction exerted by the water particles on one another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
CONT

[L'eau capillaire suspendue est l'] eau maintenue suspendue dans les terrains par capillarité, mais sans connexion avec une nappe d'eau avoisinante.

CONT

Lorsque [la fissure a] entre 1/10 de [microns] et 2,5 mm [de largeur], il pourra s'y maintenir de l'eau capillaire suspendue ou eau suspendue tout court, réservant le terme d'eau capillaire à toute eau qui monte dans les fissures, tubes ou pores à partir du niveau de l'eau dans laquelle la base de ces objets baigne.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
DEF

Water occurring in the unsatured zone (vadose zone) between the land surface and the water table.

OBS

... Meinzer (1939) divided the zone of aeration into three parts and proposed a series of terms of Greek origin to apply to the contained water. For all of the water in the zone of aeration he proposed the term "kremastic water." He proposed "rhizic water" for the water in the soil zone, "anastatic water" for the water in the capillary fringe, and "argic water" for the water in the intermediate zone. ... Meinzer's adaptations from the Greek for waters in the zone of aeration have never caught on, and few ground-water geologists normally use them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Toute eau qui se manifeste dans la zone non saturée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geología
DEF

Cualquier agua que aparece en la zona no saturada.

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Record 3 1986-05-22

English

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

Subsurface water that partially occupies interstices in the zone of aeration. It comprises hygroscopic, pellicular, mobile, and fringe water.

French

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

Eau souterraine occupant partiellement les interstices de la zone d'aération. Elle comprend l'eau hygroscopique, pelliculaire, mobile et capillaire.

Spanish

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