Hydrology is concerned with the atmosphere, the medium through which water is brought to and removed from the earth’s surface.The study of hydrology concerns itself with three different forms of water:
a)Above land as atmospheric water or precipitation.
b)On land surface as subsurface water.
c)Below the land surface as subsurface water or groundwater.
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