hydrology

hy·drol·o·gy | \ hī-ˈdrä-lə-jē

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Definition of hydrology

: a science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the earth's surface and in the atmosphere

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Recent Examples on the Web Afghanistan currently lacks the ability to store or use most of its water, says Faez Azizi, a water resources and hydrology advisor at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Energy and Water. — National Geographic, "In Afghanistan, climate change complicates future prospects for peace," 3 Feb. 2020 While no ice means that water can evaporate through the entire winter, the effect of freezing is more complicated, said Lauren Fry, the U.S. Army Corps technical lead for Great Lakes hydrology. — Laura Johnston, cleveland, "Lake Erie is usually half frozen by now: What’s it like this year?," 22 Jan. 2020 Some of them, no doubt, are willing to adopt the cynical view that swamp monsters are better at fighting in that terrain than those accustomed to more agreeable hydrologies. — Matthew Walther, TheWeek, "Trump is getting the band back together," 17 Jan. 2020 And at the same time, no single agency is in a better position to contribute to, or provide a response for, the river’s changing hydrology due to persistent drought conditions. — Ian James, azcentral, "Water cutbacks set to begin under deal designed to ‘buy down risk’ on Colorado River," 10 Dec. 2019 Waggonner says understanding the local hydrology and then letting design, not public policy, drive the process was a new way of looking at the city’s problems. — Jim Morrison, Smithsonian, "Cities Around the Globe Are Eagerly Importing a Dutch Speciality—Flood Prevention," 6 Dec. 2019 Forecasters now predict Lakes Michigan and Huron will start 2020 at 11 inches higher than water levels in January 2019, said Keith Kompoltowicz, chief of watershed hydrology at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Detroit. — Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, "Record-shattering Great Lakes water levels could be even higher in 2020," 15 Apr. 2019 Development beyond borders Almost all the places in Florida where ghost orchids are found have had their hydrology altered by development in surrounding areas. — Mac Stone, National Geographic, "Florida’s rare ghost orchids are getting cut off from water," 25 Oct. 2019 In contrast, mining alters the very geology, topography, hydrology and ecology of sites within years or decades. — Matthew Ross, The Conversation, "Mining powers modern life, but can leave scarred lands and polluted waters behind," 3 Oct. 2019

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19 Feb 2020

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“Hydrology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrology. Accessed 22 Feb. 2020.

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