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Marine and Freshwater

Definition(s)

The hydrological or water cycle consists of precipitation, vapour transport, evaporation, evapo-transpiration, infiltration, groundwater flow and runoff. (Source: UNEP/Grid Arendal)

Hierarchy

In other languages

French
cycle hydrologique
Russian
гидрологический цикл
Spanish
ciclo hidrológico
Chinese, Simplified
水文循环
Arabic
دورة مائية

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