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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > geology > hydrogeology > zone of saturation > capillary fringe
Fields of Study > hydrology > hydrogeology > zone of saturation > capillary fringe
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > hydrology > hydrogeology > zone of saturation > capillary fringe
Preferred Term:

capillary fringe

Definition:
The area of the saturated zone just above the water table in which water is held in the soil by surface tension and capillarity. The extent of saturation depends upon the pore size distribution of the soil.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
zone of saturation
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/21979
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