Phreatic zone
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phreatic-zone-289-3319545
title:
Phreatic zone
text:
The phreatic zone, saturated zone, or zone of saturation, is the part of an aquifer, below the water table, in which relatively all pores and fractures are saturated with water. The part above the water table is the vadose zone. The phreatic zone size, color, and depth may fluctuate with changes of season, and during wet and dry periods. Depending on the characteristics of soil particles, their packing and porosity, the boundary of a saturated zone can be stable or instable, exhibiting fingering
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description:
Zone in an aquifer below the water table
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phreatic_zone
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2024-01-22T13:58:02Z
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