hydrology
Study of waters
Hydrology is the scientific study of water—its distribution, movement, and properties across Earth's surface and underground.
The field examines rivers, lakes, groundwater, precipitation, and the water cycle.
Hydrologists study floods, droughts, water quality, and how water interacts with land and atmosphere: The hydrology of the watershed changed after the dam was built.
Liquid turning to gas
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- transpirationBotanical water vapor release
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
runoff · sublimation · percolation · seepage · interception · cryosphere · groundwater · recharge
Drainage area boundary
- basinConcave water receptacle
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
delta · estuary · confluence · riparian · riverine · wetland · meander · oxbow
Study of inland waters
- hydrographyStudy of water bodies
- hydrometryMeasurement of water properties
- hydrodynamicsScience of liquid motion
- sedimentologyStudy of geological deposits
fluvial · isotope · streamflow · catchment · basin · watershed · evapotranspiration · hydrostatics
Groundwater-bearing geological formation
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
- porosityVoid space density
- rechargeRestore electrical capacity
- drawdownReduction over time
wellhead · artesian · transmissivity · spring · seepage · pumping · karst
Water-holding barrier
- weirLow river barrier
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- sluiceGated water conduit
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
dike · levee · spillway · cofferdam · caisson · dredging · drainage · reservoir
Particles settling in liquid
- erosionGradual wearing away
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- degradationDecline in condition
Relating to riverbanks
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
fish · diatom · aquatic · benthic · spawning · eutrophication · streambed · bioindicator
evaporation
Liquid turning to gas
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- transpirationBotanical water vapor release
infiltration · runoff · sublimation · percolation · seepage · interception · cryosphere · groundwater · recharge · discharge
watershed
Drainage area boundary
- basinConcave water receptacle
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
floodplain · delta · estuary · confluence · riparian · riverine · wetland · meander · oxbow · headwaters
limnology
Study of inland waters
- hydrographyStudy of water bodies
- hydrometryMeasurement of water properties
- hydrodynamicsScience of liquid motion
sedimentology · fluvial · isotope · streamflow · catchment · basin · watershed · evapotranspiration · hydrostatics
aquifer
Groundwater-bearing geological formation
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
- porosityVoid space density
- rechargeRestore electrical capacity
drawdown · wellhead · artesian · transmissivity · spring · seepage · pumping · karst
dam
Water-holding barrier
aqueduct · dike · levee · spillway · cofferdam · caisson · dredging · drainage · reservoir · culvert
sediment
Particles settling in liquid
- erosionGradual wearing away
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
degradation · scour · turbidity · gully · rill
riparian
Relating to riverbanks
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
biodiversity · fish · diatom · aquatic · benthic · spawning · eutrophication · streambed · bioindicator · turbidity
- sciencesbiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology
- STEMscience, engineering, mathematics, math, technology
- earth scienceatmosphere, earthquake, geology, volcano, crust
- earth science referencesgeology, volcano, earthquake, fossil, mineral
- ologiesbiology, geology, psychology, sociology, ecology
- water resourcesfreshwater, aquifers, water supply, water storage, aquifer
hydrologyaerology
Study of atmospheric properties
atmospheric science · meteorology · geology · pedology · petrology