Concept information

hydrosphere > hydrologic cycle > hydrologic balance

Preferred term

hydrologic balance  

Definition

  • An accounting of the inflow to, outflow from, and storage in a hydrologic unit such as a drainage basin, aquifer, soil zone, lake or reservoir; the relationship between evaporation, precipitation, runoff, and the change in water storage.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/4115

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