The vadose zone is composed of the materials from the land surface down to the water table, including the capillary fringe or zone (Figure 12.1). Typically, this includes a significant soil zone, ...

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It is also known as the vadose zone. Baker, A. & Brunsdon, C. Non-linearities in drip water hydrology: An example from Stump Cross Caverns, Yorkshire. Journal of Hydrology 277, 151-163 (2003).

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S-2, and as Technical Editor, Div. S-2, S-5, and S-9, 1988-1993). He served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Geoderma and on the Editorial Boards of Soil Science, Advances in Agronomy, Pedosphere, Geochimica ...