water circulation
Liquid movement loop
Water circulation is the movement of water through a system, whether natural or engineered.
In oceans, it refers to currents driven by temperature, salinity, and wind.
In pools and aquariums, pumps maintain water circulation to distribute heat and chemicals evenly.
The body's circulatory system moves water through blood.
Poor water circulation in the tank stressed the fish.
- downwellingFluid sinking from surface
- gyresRotating circular movements
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- deep oceanSea's lowest regions
- transpirationBotanical water vapor release
eddies · rainfall · recirculation · ocean currents · surface currents · hydrodynamics · tidal flows · canal networks · dams · irrigation channels · reservoirs · infiltration · drainage systems · storm drain · pumping stations · groundwater · tide · sea level
- ocean processesocean currents, currents, waves, tides, El Nino
- lake sciencethermocline, stratification
- estuariestidal marsh, salt marsh, tidal flats, mud flat, tidal creek
water circulationstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
still water · stagnant water · standing water · dead water · pooling