hydrology
science that deals with the water above, on and below the land surface of the earth
hydrogeology
branch of science that studies distribution and movement of groundwater
snow hydrology
field of snow science concerning its composition and dispersion
low water
low water level in a body of water
hydrochemistry
branch of chemistry
water budget
List of water intake and discharge in a geographical area
pore water pressure
pressure of groundwater held within a soil or rock, in gaps between particles
agricultural hydrology
study of water balance components intervening in agricultural water management, especially in irrigation and drainage
Isotope hydrology
field of geochemistry and hydrology
runoff curve number
empirical parameter to predict runoff or infiltration from rainfall excess
potamology
study of rivers; branch of geography
groundwater recharge
process of infiltration and percolation of water in the ground and aquifers
catchment hydrology
hydrology of catchments, areas where water is collected by the natural landscape
interception
precipitation that is intercepted by vegetation before reaching the soil
tidal prism
volume of water in an estuary or inlet between mean high tide and mean low tide,
glaciology
study of glaciers
daylighting
redirection of a stream into an above-ground channel