10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZONE OF SATURATION»
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zone of saturation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Ground Water Assessment: Development and Management
3.2 ZONE OF SATURATION The upper surface of the zone of saturation is called
the water table orphrea- tic surface which separates the zone of saturation from
the overlying zone of aeration. The concept of the water table being the upper ...
2
Military Geology and Topography: A Presentation
of Certain ...
The zone of saturation. — The rocks that lie below a certain level are generally
saturated with water; they lie in what is called the zone of saturation. Water that
enters the earth from the surface is drawn down by gravity to the zone of
saturation, ...
Herbert Ernest Gregory, 1918
3
The occurrence
of ground water in the United States with a ...
ZONE OF SATURATION. The permeable rocks that lie below a certain level are
generally saturated with water under hydrostatic pressure. Their interstices are
filled with water. These saturated rocks are said to be in the "zone of saturation.
Oscar Edward Meinzer, 1923
Suspended water i [Capillary fringe Groundwater \ The zone ofaeration contains
both air and water within its open space, whereas all open spaces in the zone of
saturation are filled with groundwater. The water table is the surface separating ...
Reed Wicander, James Monroe, 2005
5
The Changing Earth: Exploring Geology and Evolution
Suspended water Zone of aeration Water table Capillary fringe Zone of saturation
Groundwater Several factors contribute to the surface configuration of a region's
water table, including regional differences in the amount of rainfall, permeability ...
James Monroe, Reed Wicander, 2014
Water in this zone is held above the zone of saturation by capillary force. The
amount of water contained ... Zone of saturation It extends from water table at the
top to the lower limit where rock formation is impermeable. Water table is defined
as ...
R. K. Sharma, T. K. Sharma, 2008
7
Site Characterization: Sampling and Analysis
The excess water then percolates slowly down and across the intermediate zone
to the zone of saturation, or saturated zone. The intermediate zone is below the
root zone and above the zone of saturation. The zone of saturation is where the ...
8
Physical Geology: Exploring the Earth
Extending irregularly upward a few centimeters to several meters from the zone
of saturation is the capillary fringe. Water moves upward in this region because of
surface tension, much as water moves upward through a paper towel. In general
...
James Monroe, Reed Wicander, Richard Hazlett, 2006
9
Summary
of Developed and Potential Waterpower
of the United ...
The first realization we come to is that we have to consider the entire subsurface
part of the system instead of just the ground-water part; that is, we have to look at
the zone of aeration as well as the zone of saturation, because the zone of ...
10
U.S. Geological Survey Circular
The part of the precipitation that reaches the zone of saturation is dependent
upon many factors. Some of the precipitation becomes surface- water runoff,
some evaporates, some is transpired by plants, and the remainder seeps
downward to ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZONE OF SATURATION»
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zone of saturation is used in the context of the following news items.
Groundwater: Aquifers
The upper surface of this zone of saturation is called the water table. The saturated zone beneath the water table is called an aquifer, and aquifers are huge ... «Anza Valley Outlook, Jan 14»
Water, the Endangered Global Resource
Water infiltrates into the soil through pores and cracks until it reaches what is called the zone of saturation - all of the spaces between the rocks are filled with ... «Resource Investor, Aug 12»
