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Figure 2.8
Capillarity fringe
above the water table of an
aquifer.
Water film around
particles
Pore space
water
Unsaturated
(vadose)
zone
Mesopore
Macropore
Capillary fringe
Water table
Zone of
saturation
Microopore
Figure 2.9
Rise of a fluid in a
capillary.
Angle of contact
λ
h
capillary
2R
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