- general hydrology
- Gewässerkunde; Hydrologie
English-German geography dictionary . V.M. Kotlyakov, A.I. Komarova. 2007.
general hydrology
Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:
Hydrology — Water covers 70% of the Earth s surface. 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… … Wikipedia
Outline of hydrology — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to hydrology: Hydrology – study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and… … Wikipedia
Infiltration (hydrology) — Infiltration is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil. Infiltration rate in soil science is a measure of the rate at which soil is able to absorb rainfall or irrigation. It is measured in inches per hour or millimeters… … Wikipedia
Mainstem (hydrology) — A mainstem is defined as the principal river within a given drainage basin, in the case where a number of tributaries discharge into a larger watercourse. Viewed in terms of the Strahler Stream Order system, the mainstem would be the highest… … Wikipedia
Huang He — /hwahng hue /, Pinyin. a river flowing from W China into the Gulf of Bohai. 2800 mi. (4510 km) long. See map under Chang Jiang. Also, Hwang Ho. Also called Yellow River. * * * , or Huang Ho English Yellow River River, northern central and eastern … Universalium
Garald G. Parker — Garald G. Jerry Parker, Sr. (1905 2000) was a hydrologist and is known as the Father of Florida groundwater hydrology. Parker also named the principal artesian aquifer the Floridan Aquifer. Education Bachelor s degree with studies in Geology and… … Wikipedia
drainage basin — the area drained by a river and all its tributaries. Also called catchment area, drainage area. Cf. watershed (def. 2). [1880 85, Amer.] * * * ▪ geology also called Catchment Area, or (in North America) Watershed, … Universalium
Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… … Universalium
hydrologic sciences — Introduction the fields of study concerned with the waters of the Earth. Included are the sciences of hydrology, oceanography, limnology, and glaciology. In its widest sense hydrology encompasses the study of the occurrence, the… … Universalium
Hydrogeology — ( hydro meaning water, and geology meaning the study of the Earth) is the area of geology that deals with the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the Earth s crust, (commonly in aquifers). The term geohydrology is… … Wikipedia
Wetland — For other uses, see Wetland (disambiguation). The Florida Everglades massive wetland system in the United States saw 1.7 billion gallons of fresh water flushed from it daily and pumped into the ocean following one of the most successive water… … Wikipedia
