hydrology

science that deals with the water above, on and below the land surface of the earth
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hydrology
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hydrology

Summary

hydrology is a field of study[1]. hydrology draws 777 Wikipedia views per month (field_of_study category, ranking #63 of 379).[2]

Key Facts

  • hydrology's instance of is recorded as field of study[3].
  • hydrology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • hydrology's instance of is recorded as branch of science[5].
  • hydrology is a type of science[6].
  • hydrology is part of ecology[7].
  • hydrology is part of geology[8].
  • hydrology is part of meteorology[9].
  • hydrology's Commons category is recorded as Hydrology[10].
  • hydrology comprises surface-water hydrology[11].
  • hydrology comprises hydrography[12].
  • hydrology comprises hydrometry[13].
  • hydrology comprises hydrological prognosis[14].
  • hydrology comprises hydrologic engineering[15].
  • hydrology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hydrology[16].
  • hydrology's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Hydrology[17].
  • hydrology's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • hydrology's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • hydrology's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[20].
  • hydrology's different from is recorded as hydrography[21].
  • hydrology's hashtag is recorded as Hydrology[22].
  • hydrology's is the study of is recorded as water balance[23].
  • hydrology's practiced by is recorded as hydrologist[24].
  • hydrology's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].
  • hydrology's Wikimedia outline is recorded as outline of hydrology[26].
  • hydrology's entry in abbreviations table is recorded as Hydrol[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include field of study[3], academic discipline[4], and branch of science[5]. hydrology is a type of science[6].

Use and Application

Components include surface-water hydrology[11], an Earth science[28]; hydrography[12], an academic discipline[29]; hydrometry[13], an applied science[30]; hydrological prognosis[14]; and hydrologic engineering[15]. Part of include ecology[7], an academic discipline[31]; geology[8], a branch of science[32]; and meteorology[9], a branch of science[33].

Why It Matters

hydrology draws 777 Wikipedia views per month (field_of_study category, ranking #63 of 379).[2] hydrology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] hydrology is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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