水利水电工程专业英语——水文与水资源篇1
Hydrological Cycle and Budget1
水文循环与预算Hydrology is an earth science
It encompasses the occurrence , distribution , movement , and properties of the waters of the earth and their environmental relations
Closely allied fields include geology, climatology, meteorology and oceanography
水文学是一门地球科学
它包含地球水资源的发生、分布、运动和特质,以及其环境关系
与之密切相关领域包括地质学,气候学,气象学和海洋学
The hydrologic cycle is a continuous process by which water is transported from the oceans to the atmosphere to the land and back to the sea
Many sub—cycles exist
The evaporation of inland water and its subsequent precipitation over land before returning to the ocean is one example
The driving force for the global water transport system is provided by the sun, which furnishes the energy required for evaporation
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