hydrology
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- noun
- /haɪˈdrɑlədʒi/
- Specialized
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hidrología
- Understanding hydrology is crucial for predicting flooding and managing water supplies.
- hydrology and geomorphology
- hydrology and ecology
- hydrology and climate
Examples
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Thus, natural hydrology may play a role in retaining waters with low DO for extended periods.
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Over the three years, the hydrology of the two wetlands was similar.
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The results discussed in this section are all for years of normal hydrology.
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The results of this analysis were published online on 18 July 2011 in the journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences.
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A couple of months earlier, I had built a scale model depicting the hydrology of our valley.
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The Agency assists Member States in using isotope hydrology to manage their water resources.
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Wetlands will also be greatly affected by increased temperatures and altered hydrology associated with climate.
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Both sides relied on engineering experts to testify about the hydrology and possible movement of contaminants.
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Development on agricultural land alters hydrology and pollutant inputs, as well as the social and regulatory framework for water quality.
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Ecohydrology looks at the interrelationships among hydrology, aquatic ecosystems, and human systems at the watershed scale.
Academic text (2011)
How Broad
Surface Forms
Morphology
hydrology = hydro + logy
The word is built from the classical combining form hydro and the learned suffix -logy, but the analysis depends on bound forms rather than fully standalone everyday English words.
Etymology
Hydrology comes from the old Greek root hydro- meaning 'water', the same hydro- you see in hydrogen and hydrant, and the ending -logy meaning 'study'. So, hydrology is the 'study of water', which explains how water moves, where it is found, and how we can manage it.