Abstract
Hydrology is the study of water. Hydrologists examine the physical processes involved in the global water cycle, which spans most disciplines in Earth and environmental sciences. The hydrological community includes physical scientists, engineers, and water resource managers, and in common practice it is distinct from the oceanography and atmospheric science communities, because hydrology concentrates on surface water and groundwater in terrestrial environments. The Earth Systems and Environmental Science module adopts this convention, and this article provides an overview of the core areas of hydrology: the global water cycle, lakes, rivers, wetlands, groundwater, the cryosphere, water resources, aquatic biology, and water chemistry.
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