Capillary fringe

Capillary Fringe
The porous matrial just above the water table which may hold water by capillarity (a property of surface tension that draws water upwards) in the smaller void spaces.
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Capillary Fringe: a zone in the soil just above the water table that remains saturated or almost saturated, because the water is drawn up against the force of gravity due to waters adhesive and cohesive forces (capillary action). DIAGRAM ...

capillary fringe
A zone of essentially saturated soil just above the water table. The size distribution of the pores determines the extent and degree of the capillary fringe.
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Capillary Fringe
A zone of porous material lying between the unsaturated and saturated zone, just above the water table, which may hold water by capillary action in the smaller void spaces.
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Capillary Fringe: The zone immediately above the water table, in which water is drawn upward by capillary action, and the pores are filled with water under pressure less than atmospheric.

Evapotranspiration occurs through evaporation of water from the surface, evaporation from the capillary fringe of the groundwater table, ...

Vadose Zone: The zone between land surface and the water table within which the moisture content is less than saturation (except in the capillary fringe) and pressure is less than atmospheric.

See also: Soil, Water table, Water, Table, Environment