hydrologists
Freshwater movement experts
Hydrologists are scientists who study the movement, distribution, and properties of water on Earth and other planets.
They analyze rivers, groundwater, rainfall, and glaciers, often working on practical problems like flood prediction, water supply management, or drought assessment: Hydrologists warned that the aquifer was being depleted faster than it could recharge.
Drainage area boundary
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- river basinLand draining to one waterway
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
estuary · reservoir · lake · alluvial · karst · confined aquifer · unconfined aquifer · catchment
Liquid turning to gas
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- transpirationBotanical water vapor release
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
runoff · percolation · sublimation · water table · snowmelt · glacial melt · streamflow · evapotranspiration
Extracting subset for study
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- data collectionSystematic accumulation of facts
- surveyingMeasuring and charting terrain
- remote sensingGathering data without contact
Highest academic credential
- geoscientistExpert in Earth sciences
- hydrogeologistUnderground water specialist
- professorSenior university teacher
- researcherOne who studies systematically
government agency · USGS · water authority · fieldwork · laboratory · academia · certification · water management
Simulating or demonstrating form
- simulationImitation of real processes
- data analysisSystematic information interpretation
- flood forecastingPredicting dangerous water rises
- climate modelingSimulating long-term atmospheric behavior
publication · thesis · dissertation · statistical analysis · remote sensing · GIS · calibration · validation
watershed
Drainage area boundary
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- river basinLand draining to one waterway
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
wetland · estuary · reservoir · lake · alluvial · karst · confined aquifer · unconfined aquifer · catchment · spring
evaporation
Liquid turning to gas
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- transpirationBotanical water vapor release
infiltration · runoff · percolation · sublimation · water table · snowmelt · glacial melt · streamflow · evapotranspiration · drainage
sampling
Extracting subset for study
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- data collectionSystematic accumulation of facts
- surveyingMeasuring and charting terrain
PhD
Highest academic credential
- geoscientistExpert in Earth sciences
- hydrogeologistUnderground water specialist
- professorSenior university teacher
researcher · government agency · USGS · water authority · fieldwork · laboratory · academia · certification · water management · consulting
modeling
Simulating or demonstrating form
- simulationImitation of real processes
- data analysisSystematic information interpretation
- flood forecastingPredicting dangerous water rises
climate modeling · publication · thesis · dissertation · statistical analysis · remote sensing · GIS · calibration · validation
- earth scientistsgeologists, geophysicists, geochemists, geoscientists, seismologists
- water advocatesconservationists, environmentalists
hydrologistsgeologists
Rock and mineral researchers
meteorologists · seismologists · volcanologists · mineralogists · glaciologists