Hydrology and Limnology

One of our most valuable natural resources is water. There would be no life on Earth without it. Hydrology developed as a science in response to the necessity to comprehend the earth's complicated water system and assist in the resolution of water issues. Hydrology is the study of water distribution and movement on and beneath the Earth's surface, as well as the effects of human activities on water availability and conditions. Hydrology is a vital topic of study that deals with one of the world's most valuable resources: water. Experts from a variety of fields, ranging from geologists to engineers, study all elements of the Earth's available water in order to get the information needed to manage this critical resource. Hydrologists rely on their knowledge of how water interacts with its surroundings, such as how it travels from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back. The hydrologic cycle, sometimes known as the water cycle, is a never-ending movement.

Limnology is the multidisciplinary, integrative science of inland waters. Limnology is based on sub-disciplines such as geology, physics, chemistry, and biology, and it frequently takes an ecosystem approach to solve academic and applied problems. While limnology is a vast subject that spans all inland water systems (lakes, reservoirs, streams, rivers, wetlands, and ground waters), the study of biological or ecological problems dominates limnology instruction and textbooks, which highlight lakes more commonly than other aquatic ecosystems. Limnologists employ a variety of methods to gain a thorough grasp of important processes. Observational investigations, some of which are long-term in nature; comparative studies, direct experiments, some of which are directed at whole systems, others with components in the field or laboratory; and theory are examples of these approaches.

• Hydrologic Cycles
• Environmental Stressors
• Climate Change Impacts
• Hydroelectricity
• Freshwater Biology
• Freshwater Ecology
• Aquatic Science
• Hydro-Ecology
• Aquatic Biogeochemistry