Water terms starting with H

125 terms

101. Hydrologic Systems Branch (HSB) The Hydrologic Systems Branch in the Office of Hydrology (OH).
102. Hydrologic Unit A geographical area representing part or all of a surface drainage basin or distinct hydrologic feature such as a reservoir, lake, etc.
103. Hydrologic unit code An eight-digit number used to identify a geographic area representing part or all of a surface drainage basin or distinct hydrologic feature.
104. Hydrological Research Laboratory (HRL) The Hydrological Research Laboratory at the Office of Hydrology (OH).
105. Hydrologist on Duty (HOD) The Hydrologist on Duty at an RFC.
106. Hydrologists Individuals who study the applied science of hydrology and solve hydrologic problems.
107. Hydrology The science dealing with the distribution, properties and circulation of water on land, in the soil, and in the atmosphere.
108. Hydromet A system of data collection platforms that gathers hydrometeorological data, and transmits that data via GOES Satelite to a computer downlink.
109. Hydrometeorological Automated Data System (HADS) Software that replaced GDDS to process and distribute the GOES DCP data and CADAS data collected from DCP's and LARCS.
110. Hydrometeorological Information Center (HIC) The Hydrometeorological Information Center of the Office of Hydrology (OH).
111. Hydrometeorological Report (HMR) A series of hydrometeorological reports published by the National Weather Service (NWS) addressing meteorological issues related mainly to developing…
112. Hydrometeorological Technicians Individuals whose duties include data collection, quality control, gage network maintenance, as well as the gathering and disseminating of data and…
113. Hydrometer A device for measuring the specific gravity of fluids.
114. Hydrophilic Having a strong affinity (liking) for water. The opposite of hydrophobic.
115. Hydrophobic Having a strong aversion (dislike) for water. The opposite of hydrophilic.
116. Hydrosphere The region that includes all the earth's liquid water, frozen water, floating ice, frozen upper layer of soil, and the small amounts of water vapor in the…
117. Hydrostatic Relating to pressure or equilibrium of fluids. The pressures and forces resulting from the weight of a fluid at rest.
118. Hydrostatic Head A measure of pressure at a given point in a liquid in terms of the vertical height of a column of the same liquid which would produce the same pressure.
119. Hyetograph A graphical representation of rainfall intensity with respect to time.
120. Hyperconcentrated flow Moving mixture of sediment and water between 40 and 80 percent water by volume.
121. Hypocenter The point or focus within the earth which is the center of an earthquake and the origin of its elastic waves.
122. Hypolimnetic Pertaining to the lower, colder portion of a lake or reservoir which is separated from the upper, warmer portion (epilimnion) by the thermocline.
123. Hypolimnion The lower, or bottom, layer of a lake or reservoir with essentially uniform colder temperatures.
124. Hyporheic zone Ground water habitats created by the movement of river water from the active channel to areas to the side and beneath the active channel.
125. Hypsography Elevation measurement system based on a sea level datum.