Zone of aeration

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030715",
  "term": "Zone of aeration",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Zone of Aeration",
  "definition": "1. The comparatively dry soil or rock located between the ground surface and the top of the water table.\n\n2. The comparatively dry soil or rock located between the ground surface and the top of the water table. The zone of aeration is not saturated with water because its pores are filled partly by air and partly by water.\n\n3. A portion of the lithosphere in which the functional interstices of permeable rock or earth are not filled with water under hydrostatic pressure. The interstices either are not filled with water or are filled with water that is no held by capillarity.\n\n4. The zone between the land surface and the water table.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "DOI Bureau of Reclamation Managing Water in the West Glossary",
    "NOAA National Weather Service JetStream - Online School for Weather Glossary",
    "40 CFR 260.10 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/zone-of-aeration/"
}