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Streamflow j. Flood probability k. Subsurface water Hydrology-study of movement, distribution and quantity of water throughout the earth. Water covers 70% of the earths surface 3 Total volume=1.5 km o Saltwater=95% o Freshwater=5% Frozen=4% Liquid-1% Groundwater=.98 Lakes-.01 Soil=.002 Rivers-.002 Biological-.005 Branches of hydrology o Chemical hydrology o Ecohydrology o Hydrogeology o Hydroinformatics o Hydrometeorology o Isotope hydrology o Surface hydrology Related fields o Aquatic chemistry o Civil engineering o Climatology o Environmental engineering o Environmental wngineering sciences o Geomorphology o Hydrography o Hydraulic engineering o Oceanography o Physical geography Quantifying groundwater flow and transport o Aquifer cahracterization Flow direction Piezometer Conductivity Geophysical methods Quantifying surface water o Stream guage o Tracer techniques o Chemical transport o Sediment transport and erosion o Stream-aquifer exchange Quantifying hyrologi exchange o Precipitation Bulk rain Disdrometer Radar Rain gauge Satellite Sling psychometer Remote sensing o Land based sensor o Airborne sensors o Satellite sensors
Water quantity o Saple collection o Insitu methods o Physical measurements o Collection of samples to quantify organic compounds o Collection of samples to quantify inorganic compounds o Analysis of aqueous organic compounds o Analysis of aqueous inorganic compounds o Microbiological sampling and analysis Integrating measurement and modelling o Budget analyses o Parameter estimation o Scaling intime and space o Data assimilation o Quantity control of data Applications of hydrology o Determining the water balance of a region o Determining the agricultural water balance o Designing riparian restoration projects o Mitigating and predicting flood, andslide and drought risk o Real-time flood forecasting and flood warning o Designing irrigation schemes and managing agricultural productivity o Providing drinking water o Designing bridges o Designing dams for water supply and hydroelectric power generation o Designing sewers and urban drainage system o Hydriopower o Water cycle o Water distribution on earth o Wataer management o Hydrology Water cycle describes the continuos movement of water on above and below the surface of the earth Different processes o Precipitation Forms Drizzle Rain Snow Sleet Hail stone Dew Fog Mist Composition of atmosphere o Gase Nitrogen=78.048 Oxygen 20.946 Ar-.934 Carbon dioxide-.33 Trace gases-.033 o Liquids o solids structure of the atmosphere o troposphere o stratosphere ozonosphere o mesosphere o thermosphere ionosphere magnetosphere o exosphere impact of humanity in the atmosphere o a change in composition and a change in heat content RESULT DUE TO CONGESTED URBAN CENTERS DUE TO COMBUSTION DUE TO IMPROPER WASTE DISPOSAL o Change in the actual gaseous composition of the atmosphere which have serious effect on health