Hydrogeology

  1. The Hydrologic Cycle
    1. Overview of the Hydrologic Cycle
      1. Conceptual Models
        1. Global Scale Processes
          1. Local Scale Processes
            1. Temporal Variations
            2. Components of the Hydrologic Cycle
              1. Precipitation
                1. Types of Precipitation
                  1. Spatial Distribution
                    1. Temporal Patterns
                      1. Measurement Techniques
                      2. Evaporation
                        1. Physical Processes
                          1. Factors Affecting Evaporation
                            1. Measurement Methods
                              1. Pan Evaporation
                              2. Transpiration
                                1. Plant Water Use
                                  1. Factors Affecting Transpiration
                                    1. Measurement Techniques
                                    2. Evapotranspiration
                                      1. Potential Evapotranspiration
                                        1. Actual Evapotranspiration
                                          1. Estimation Methods
                                          2. Infiltration
                                            1. Physical Processes
                                              1. Factors Influencing Infiltration
                                                1. Infiltration Capacity
                                                  1. Measurement Techniques
                                                  2. Runoff
                                                    1. Surface Runoff Processes
                                                      1. Overland Flow
                                                        1. Channel Flow
                                                          1. Factors Affecting Runoff
                                                          2. Subsurface Flow
                                                            1. Interflow
                                                              1. Baseflow to Streams
                                                                1. Deep Percolation
                                                              2. Water Balance Equation
                                                                1. Components of the Water Balance
                                                                  1. Mathematical Formulation
                                                                    1. Application at Different Scales
                                                                      1. Limitations and Assumptions
                                                                      2. Basin-Scale Water Budgets
                                                                        1. Watershed Delineation
                                                                          1. Input Quantification
                                                                            1. Output Quantification
                                                                              1. Storage Changes
                                                                              2. Global Water Distribution
                                                                                1. Distribution of Freshwater and Saline Water
                                                                                  1. Groundwater vs Surface Water Proportions
                                                                                    1. Regional Variations

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                                                                                  3. Physical Properties of Water