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phreatic zone


area below a water table, where groundwater saturates the rocks and soil. Also called a zone of saturation.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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phreatic zone


Zone of saturation. The area in an aquifer, below the water table, in which relatively all pores and fractures are saturated with water.
Source: scientificpsychic.com (offline)

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phreatic zone


The locus of points below the water table where soil pores are filled with water. This is also called the zone of saturation.
Source: srh.noaa.gov (offline)

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phreatic zone


the area in an aquifer in which relatively all pores and fractures are saturated with water. The phreatic zone may fluctuate with changes of season and during wet and dry periods. Compare vadose zone
Source: edwardsaquifer.net

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phreatic zone


see 'Zone of saturation'
Source: wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au





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