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Rain falling over a drainage basin in Scotland.Understanding the cycling of water into, through, and out of catchments is a key element of hydrology. Hydrology (from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr) 'water' and -λογία () 'study of') is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and ...
The water cycle is powered from the energy emitted by the sun. This energy heats water in the ocean and seas. Water evaporates as water vapor into the air.Some ice and snow sublimates directly into water vapor.
A hydrologic model is a simplification of a real-world system (e.g., surface water, soil water, wetland, groundwater, estuary) that aids in understanding, predicting, and managing water resources.
The Río Salado, also Río Salado de los Nadadores, [1] or Salado River, is a river in northern Mexico, a tributary of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo).Its basin extends across the northern portion of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas states.
Las Hurdes covers an area of 470 square kilometres (180 sq mi), bordered with Sierra de Gata to the west, Sierra de Francia (Salamanca Province) of Castile-Leon to the north and Trasierra/Tierras de Granadilla to the south.
The reservoir is called Cerrón Grande after the hydroelectric dam that formed it, which itself was named after the property it was built on. [1] [2] The reservoir is known locally as Lake Suchitlán (Lago Suchitlán). [2]
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [8] [9] [10] is a retrovirus [11] that attacks the immune system.It is a preventable disease. [5] There is no vaccine or cure for HIV. It can be managed with treatment and become a manageable chronic health condition. [5]
A lobotomy (from Greek λοβός (lobos) 'lobe' and τομή (tomē) 'cut, slice') or leucotomy is a discredited form of neurosurgical treatment for psychiatric disorder or neurological disorder (e.g. epilepsy, depression) that involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal cortex. [1]