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hydrology
Scope note
Branch of earth science that deals with water as it occurs in the atmosphere, on the surface of the ground, and underground.
Alternative terms
UF
↸
hydrologic maps
Broader Terms
BT
↑
earth sciences
More specific terms
NT3
↓
hydrodynamics
Related terms
RT
⇆
commercial water use
RT
⇆
erosion
RT
⇆
ground-water quality
RT
⇆
hydrogeology
RT
⇆
hydrothermal processes
RT
⇆
industrial water use
RT
⇆
irrigation
RT
⇆
limnology
RT
⇆
marine water quality
RT
⇆
meteorology
RT
⇆
mining water use
RT
⇆
nutrient content (water)
RT
⇆
oxygen content (water)
RT
⇆
power generation water use
RT
⇆
precipitation (atmospheric)
RT
⇆
river reaches
RT
⇆
salinity
RT
⇆
sediment transport
RT
⇆
stream discharge
RT
⇆
stream-gage measurement
RT
⇆
surface water quality
RT
⇆
suspended material (water)
RT
⇆
wastewater use
RT
⇆
water circulation
RT
⇆
water hardness
RT
⇆
water pH
RT
⇆
water sampling
RT
⇆
water temperature
RT
⇆
wetland functions
Date of creation
20-Nov-2007
Accepted term
20-Nov-2007
Descendant terms
1
ARK
ark:/99152/t3r46023k2179e
More specific terms
1
Alternative terms
1
Related terms
29
Notes
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Metadata
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