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Definitions for hydrology
haɪˈdrɒl ə dʒihy·drol·o·gy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hydrologynoun

    the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation

Wiktionary

  1. hydrologynoun

    The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere

Wikipedia

  1. Hydrology

    Hydrology (from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr) 'water', and -λογία (-logía) 'study of') is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and drainage basin sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is called a hydrologist. Hydrologists are scientists studying earth or environmental science, civil or environmental engineering, and physical geography. Using various analytical methods and scientific techniques, they collect and analyze data to help solve water related problems such as environmental preservation, natural disasters, and water management.Hydrology subdivides into surface water hydrology, groundwater hydrology (hydrogeology), and marine hydrology. Domains of hydrology include hydrometeorology, surface hydrology, hydrogeology, drainage-basin management, and water quality. Oceanography and meteorology are not included because water is only one of many important aspects within those fields. Hydrological research can inform environmental engineering, policy, and planning.

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  1. hydrology

    Hydrology is the scientific study of distribution, movement, and properties of water in the Earth's atmosphere, surface and soil, including its relationships with the environment within each phase of the water cycle. It examines how water influences the surrounding environment and how changes to the environment impact the quality and quantity of water.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hydrologynoun

    the science of water, its properties, phenomena, and distribution over the earth's surface

  2. Etymology: [Hydro-, 1 + -logy: cf. F. hydrologie.]

Wikidata

  1. Hydrology

    Hydrology is the study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is a hydrologist, working within the fields of earth or environmental science, physical geography, geology or civil and environmental engineering. Domains of hydrology include hydrometeorology, surface hydrology, hydrogeology, drainage basin management and water quality, where water plays the central role. Oceanography and meteorology are not included because water is only one of many important aspects within those fields. Hydrological research can inform environmental engineering, policy and planning. The term hydrology is from Greek: ὕδωρ, hydōr, "water"; and λόγος, logos, "study".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hydrology

    hī-drol′o-ji, n. the science which treats of water.—adjs. Hydrolog′ic, -al.—n. Hydrol′ogist. [Gr. hydōr, water, logia, a discourse.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. hydrology

    That part of physics which explains the properties of water, and is usually divided into hydrostatics and hydraulics. The former treats of weighing water and fluids in general, and of ascertaining their specific gravities; the latter shows the manner of conveying water from one place to another.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hydrology in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hydrology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of hydrology in a Sentence

  1. Jeff Baran:

    Instead of requiring nuclear power plants to be prepared for the actual flooding and earthquake hazards that could occur at their sites, the NRC will allow them to be prepared only for the old out-of-date hazards typically calculated decades ago when the science of seismology and hydrology was far less advanced than it is today.

  2. Eric Kuhn:

    My only hope is the majority of the money is spent on projects that permanently reduce and put the system in the balance, rather than covering the costs of temporary fallowing, the system really needs to be more reactive to uncertain changes in hydrology due to climate change.

  3. Tom Buschatzke:

    Even really good hydrology – if it tracks the way it’s been tracking – it’s going to buy us 6 months or a year at most, it’s not going to stabilize the system in any meaningful way.

  4. Benjamin Weiss:

    You need energetic flood conditions to carry rocks that big and heavy, it's a special thing that may be indicative of a fundamental change in the local hydrology or perhaps the regional climate on Mars.

  5. Randy Moore:

    Landscapes are analyzed for prescribed fire treatments and the effects on community well-being, vegetation, hydrology, threatened and endangered species and other values, extensive standard operating procedures to authorize prescribed fires include developing and coordinating a burn plan, site preparation, public notifications, weather and forecast monitoring and validation before a decision is made to go ahead.

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