hydrogeology
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6.7
- noun
- /ˌhaɪdroʊdʒiˈɑːlədʒi/
- Specialized
- We've conducted research on the Spring Valley and Snake Valley groundwater system and recently published our findings in Hydrogeology Journal, an international academic publication.
- hydrogeology and geology
Examples
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In her research, she focused on the hydrogeology of the coastal aquifers and their impact on fresh water supply.
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New Mexico's hydrogeology is highly variable and complex, and the availability of groundwater also varies from place to place.
Academic text (2005) -
Fluids flow through CORKs, and when the CORKs are recovered, scientists gain perspective on the hydrogeology and geochemistry of the location.
Academic text (2012) -
The CEHP has been working cooperatively with Chinese scientists and students for 17 years to understand the hydrogeology, geochemistry, and water resources of rural southwest China's extensive karst region.
Blog text (24) -
Choosing the appropriate method requires specific procedures that take into account the amount of hydrogeologic data, the complexity of the hydrogeology, the funding available, and the required accuracy of the results (Rifai, Hendricks, Kilborn, & Bedient, 1993).
Academic text (2003) -
The study of hydrogeology helps us understand how groundwater moves through various rock formations.
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Hydrogeology is essential for managing our water resources sustainably in agricultural areas.
Surface Forms
Morphology
hydrogeology = geology (semi-transparent) = hydro + geo + logy
It is a regular prefixation of the learned base 'geology', but the scientific sense is specialized and not fully obvious to all B1 learners.
Etymology
Hydrogeology comes from the parts hydro- 'water', geo- 'earth', and -logy 'study', the same roots you see in hydrogen and geography. So, hydrogeology is the study of where water is and how it moves under the ground in soil and rock.