vadose zone

1. A subsurface zone of soil or rock containing fluid under pressure that is less than that of the atmosphere. Pore spaces in the vadose zone are partly filled with water and partly filled with air. The vadose zone is limited by the land surface above and by the water table below.

2. Compare phreatic zone

Example Sentences

Vadose zone transport in dry forests of central Argentina: Role of land use.

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The space between the water table and the earth's surface is sometimes referred to as the vadose zone or the zone of weathering, since it is the belt in which weathering processes are most active.

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