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Concept information
Preferred term
hydrology
Type
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Topic
Definition
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A science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water, specifically the study of water on the surface of land, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere, particularly with respect to evaporation and precipitation.
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- aquatic zones
- channelization
- drawdown
- evaporative demand
- evapotranspiration
- floods
- forest hydrology
- hydrobiology
- hydrochemistry
- hydrogeology
- hydrograph
- hydrologic cycle
- hydrologic data
- hydrologic factors
- hydrologic models
- hydrometeorology
- infiltration (hydrology)
- ponding (natural)
- saltwater intrusion
- sediment transport
- sediment yield
- soil water recharge
- surface storage
- surface water level
- suspended sediment
- water
- water budget
- water currents
- water flow
- water interception
- watershed hydrology
- water table
- water waves
Synonyms
- hydrography
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/67
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