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EAU FRANGE CAPILLAIRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
- Soil Science
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- capillary fringe water
1, record 1, English, capillary%20fringe%20water
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fringe water 2, record 1, English, fringe%20water
correct
- anastatic water 3, record 1, English, anastatic%20water
correct, see observation, rare
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Water in the capillary fringe. 2, record 1, English, - capillary%20fringe%20water
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
capillary fringe: That zone of soil immediately above the water table that acts like a sponge sucking water up from the underlying water table and retaining this water somewhat tenaciously. 4, record 1, English, - capillary%20fringe%20water
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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. 3, record 1, English, - capillary%20fringe%20water
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
- Science du sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- eau de la frange capillaire
1, record 1, French, eau%20de%20la%20frange%20capillaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- eau anastatique 2, record 1, French, eau%20anastatique
correct, feminine noun, rare
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
frange capillaire : Couche de sol essentiellement saturé juste au-dessus de la nappe phréatique. 3, record 1, French, - eau%20de%20la%20frange%20capillaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Meinzer [...] a donné des noms spéciaux à l’eau contenue dans ces zones : [...] eau anastatique à l’eau de la zone capillaire [...] 2, record 1, French, - eau%20de%20la%20frange%20capillaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-04-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- soil suction
1, record 2, English, soil%20suction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- soil water suction 2, record 2, English, soil%20water%20suction
- soil water tension 2, record 2, English, soil%20water%20tension
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Negative pore pressure created by capillary attraction in fine soils and in unsaturated soils. 3, record 2, English, - soil%20suction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Soil suction [means] water pressure within a soil which is less than atmospheric pressure. 4, record 2, English, - soil%20suction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Suction is directly related to pore size and, hence capillarity and may be measured by tensiometer, suction or pressure plate, pressure membrane apparatus or vapour absorption methods. 5, record 2, English, - soil%20suction
Record 2, Key term(s)
- soil succion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Mécanique des sols
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tension
1, record 2, French, tension
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- succion 2, record 2, French, succion
correct, feminine noun
- succion du sol 3, record 2, French, succion%20du%20sol
correct, feminine noun
- succion capillaire 4, record 2, French, succion%20capillaire
correct, feminine noun
- succion capillaire du sol 5, record 2, French, succion%20capillaire%20du%20sol
correct, feminine noun
- tension d’humidité 1, record 2, French, tension%20d%26rsquo%3Bhumidit%C3%A9
feminine noun
- pression capillaire 1, record 2, French, pression%20capillaire
see observation, feminine noun
- tension capillaire 1, record 2, French, tension%20capillaire
see observation, feminine noun
- pression de succion 1, record 2, French, pression%20de%20succion
see observation, feminine noun
- déficit de pression 1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9ficit%20de%20pression
see observation, masculine noun
- potentiel capillaire 1, record 2, French, potentiel%20capillaire
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pression négative par rapport à la pression atmosphérique, à laquelle est soumise l'eau retenue dans un milieu poreux non saturé(et dans la frange capillaire) sous l'effet des forces capillaires. 1, record 2, French, - tension
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les racines extraient l’eau du sol par succion osmotique, causée par les sels dissous dans leurs tissus. Le sol, quant à lui, retient l’eau par succion capillaire. Cette succion est d’autant plus forte que le sol est plus sec. Il y a donc compétition entre le sol et les racines pour aspirer l’eau. [...] Les sols à texture fine (argiles, limons) ont des interstices plus petits et un rapport surface/volume des particules plus élevé que les sols à texture plus grossière (sables). Ils exercent donc sur l’eau une plus grande succion capillaire. 6, record 2, French, - tension
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Succion. Le terme succion du sol est utilisé pour désigner un déficit de pression (inférieur à la pression atmosphérique), une pression négative de l’eau des pores (Silvai, 1966). Par opposition aux pressions positives des pores, la succion du sol peut varier dans un très large éventail : la pression de l’eau des pores oscille, généralement en mécanique des sols, entre 0 à 500 kPa, et la succion du sol varie de 0 et 100 MPa. 3, record 2, French, - tension
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pression capillaire; tension capillaire; pression de succion; déficit de pression : Les auteurs du «Dictionnaire français d’hydrogéologie» ne recommandent pas l’usage de ces termes qui sont jugés inutiles, impropres ou ambigus (pluralité de sens). Leur emploi est particulièrement déconseillé. 7, record 2, French, - tension
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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