Description:

Hydrology  is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and environmental watershed sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is called a hydrologist. Hydrologists are scientists studying earth or environmental science, civil or environmental engineering, and physical geography. Using various analytical methods and scientific techniques, they collect and analyze data to help solve water related problems such as environmental preservation, natural disasters, and water management.

Hydrologists rely on their understanding of how water interacts with its environment, including how it moves from the Earth's surface, to the atmosphere, and then back to Earth.

The branches of Hydrology include:

• Hydrogeology
• Chemical hydrology
• Ecohydrology
• Hydroinformatics
• Isotope hydrology
• Surface hydrology
• Hydrometeorology
• Drainage basin management
• Water quality
• Surface Hydrology or Surface-water hydrology

Applications of Hydrology

• Hydrology provides guidance for undergoing proper planning and management of water resources.
• Calculates rainfall, surface runoff, and precipitation.
• It determines the water balance for a particular region.
• It mitigates and predicts flood, landslide and drought risk in the region.
• It estimates the water resource potential of the river basins
• Enables real-time flood forecasting and flood warning.
• Hydrology analyses the variations observed in the catchments by bringing a relationship between the surface water and groundwater resources of the catchment.
• Hydrology studies the required reservoir capacity that is necessary for irrigation and municipal water supply purpose during drought conditions.
• It is used in the design and operation of hydraulic structures
• It is used for hydropower generation.
• Brings measures to control erosion and sediments.

Journal of Ecosystem and Ecography is an international open access journal publishing the quality peer-reviewed research articles relevant to the field of Environmental Sciences. The journal selects the articles to be published with a single bind, peer review system, following the practices of good scholarly journals. It supports the open access policy of making scientific research accessible to one and all.

Manuscripts can be uploaded online at Editorial Tracking System (https://www.scholarscentral.org/submissions/ecosystem-ecography.html) or forwarded to the Editorial Office at ecosystem@emedscholar.com

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Journal of Ecosystem and Ecography

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