HYDROLOGY

Engr. Khurram Sheraz (Lecturer)

Department of Agricultural Engineering
University of Engineering and Technology,
Peshawar

October 2010
 OBJECTIVES
After this lecture the students will be able to:

i. Define hydrology and its branches

ii. Analyze the world’s water distribution

iii. Explain the hydrologic cycle and its phases

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 HYDROLOGY
The science dealing with the

o earth water,

and its
o occurrence

o distribution and circulation

o chemical and physical

properties, and
o interaction with the
environment
(Ward & Robinson, 1999)
BRANCHES OF HYDROLOGY
WORLD’S WATER DISTRIBUTION

Gleick (1993)
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 HYDROLOGIC CYCLE
• The continuous movement of water on,
above, through and below the surface of the
earth.
• It consists of the following major phases:
i. Evaporation
ii. Transpiration
iii. Condensation
iv. Precipitation
v. Runoff
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 Summary
• Hydrology is the science in which we study the
waters of the earth.

• The oceans contains more water than all the other

reservoirs.

• The useable fresh water is very limited and mostly

locked up in glaciers.

• The hydrologic cycle is the circulation of water

above, on, through and below the earth via the
land, atmospheres and oceans. 9
THANK YOU

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