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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS

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SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS  

Definition

  • Surface-water hydrology is a field that encompasses all surface waters of the globe (overland flows, rivers, lakes, wetlands, estuaries, oceans, etc.). This is a subset of the hydrologic cycle that does not include atmospheric, and ground waters. Surface-water hydrology relates the dynamics of flow in surface-water systems (rivers, canals, streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, marshes, arroyos, oceans, etc.). This includes the field measurement of flow (discharge); the statistical variability at each setting; floods; drought susceptibility and the development of the levels of risk; and the fluid mechanics of surface waters. (en)

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  • 2016-03-31 08:11:26.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add broader relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - SURFACE WATER [5debb283-51e4-435e-b2a2-e8e2a977220d,83633]);
  • 2016-03-31 08:11:56.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts add narrower relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - AQUIFER RECHARGE [3609b843-d840-460c-b1a3-d4fcc69a32f6,83631]);
  • 2016-03-31 08:12:03.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts add narrower relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - DISCHARGE/FLOW [8809d604-5fce-47fa-8e24-d9df19067aae,86179]);
  • 2016-03-31 08:12:24.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts add narrower relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - DRAINAGE [269c7277-fa8f-4c1c-bd8b-ab772c1df4e5,83903]);
  • 2016-03-31 08:13:19.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts add narrower relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - FLOODS [7fdc339e-017f-4e4b-89a3-12e441a40bad,84799]);
  • 2016-03-31 08:13:28.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts add narrower relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - HYDROPATTERN [960037c5-57b1-4cdf-84be-4542beee7d5a,86047]);
  • 2016-03-31 08:13:37.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts add narrower relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - HYDROPERIOD [d4e8b5c5-9203-4982-82bc-2611b517ffdb,85465]);
  • 2016-03-31 08:13:59.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts add narrower relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - INUNDATION [c6c0c5dd-c0ca-4670-bbaa-c22d39e73570,84557]);
  • 2016-03-31 08:14:04.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts add narrower relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - RUNOFF [f6a54329-486b-4d5f-b105-c639cec42351,86181]);
  • 2016-03-31 08:14:15.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts add narrower relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - STAGE HEIGHT [5cb5d5b9-0c0b-497f-a4ea-a8cece52d13d,86183]);
  • 2016-03-31 08:14:21.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts add narrower relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - TOTAL SURFACE WATER [6f52de55-f5f2-45c0-b83f-59dbfb1fe221,86185]);
  • 2016-03-31 08:14:30.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts add narrower relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - WATER DEPTH [42aa1fa1-56a9-4e96-8063-077bd7ba88d8,84943]);
  • 2016-03-31 08:14:35.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts add narrower relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - WATER PRESSURE [84784fef-5b76-45a0-91e0-28788e09fea6,85587]);
  • 2016-03-31 08:14:45.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts add narrower relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - WATER YIELD [04922ba6-8f00-4f54-b80c-ce2414c91e2e,86189]);
  • 2016-03-31 08:58:03.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add narrower relation (SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS [9d86cd70-062a-4c39-b3f3-226abebc07f7,158723] - DISCHARGE/FLOW [36a2999b-2255-4d4e-a249-40df3b7b3aaf,158733]);
  • 2016-04-04 09:10:33.0 [gee-cee] Remove Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2017-03-15 13:24:15.0 [mmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: In hydrology, discharge is the volume rate of water flow that is transported through a given cross-sectional area.(Buchanan, T.J. and Somers, W.P., 1969, Discharge Measurements at Gaging Stations: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 3, Chapter A8, p. 1.)  It includes any suspended solids (e.g. sediment), dissolved chemicals (e.g. CaCO3(aq)), or biologic material (e.g. diatoms) in addition to the water itself. language code: en);
  • 2017-03-15 13:27:12.0 [mmorahan] update Definition (Surface-water hydrology is a field that encompasses all surface waters of the globe (overland flows, rivers, lakes, wetlands, estuaries, oceans, etc.). This is a subset of the hydrologic cycle that does not include atmospheric, and ground waters. Surface-water hydrology relates the dynamics of flow in surface-water systems (rivers, canals, streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, marshes, arroyos, oceans, etc.). This includes the field measurement of flow (discharge); the statistical variability at each setting; floods; drought susceptibility and the development of the levels of risk; and the fluid mechanics of surface waters.); update Definition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface-water_hydrology);

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