vadose

English - Turkish

Definition of vadose in English Turkish dictionary

yeraltında su tabakasının üstünde bulunan su hattı ile ilgili

Related Terms

vadose water

vadoz su

English - English

Definition of vadose in English English dictionary

Of or pertaining to water beneath the surface of the earth which is located above the level of the permanent groundwater

Research has shown bone apatite to undergo chemical exchange with carbonates in either vadose water or groundwater.

Cave passage formed by a stream with air above Opposite of phreatic

That part of the cave environment that lies or once lay above the water table Also refers to the erosional processes that act in that zone

A term used to describe speleogenesis that occurs above the level of the water table, often via waters dripping or running from the surface Vadose cave passages are typically vertical canyons or pits

Formed above water by erosion from a stream running in the bottom Vadose passages are gravity controlled and always aim downhill (or uphill, if you face the other way ) Most vadose passages are not rounded but may meander significantly

Hyphenation

va·dose

Etymology

[ 'vA-"dOs ] (adjective.) 1894. Latin vadosus shallow, from vadum, noun, shallow, ford; akin to Latin vadere to go; more at WADE.