Description
Water in regolith is the water in the saturated zone of the regolith and the porewater in the unsaturated zone. The physical state of the water does not matter, and frost and ice are also included. The quantity of water in regolith is included here, whereas the chemical composition of the water is treated as water composition. Water in regolith does not include the water in the bedrock as this is handled in the geosphere.
SKB Number
SKB FEP Number
CompBio09
Main Category
Main category for FEP
Biosphere
Sub-category
Sub-category for FEP
Biosphere component
References
Bibliographic references to obtain more information
SR-Site Biosphere process report, R-10-37, Section(s) 5.9