These modules are organized as a set of sequential topics, although the viewer may choose to move around them randomly. Wherever you are in the sequence, the 'HOME' button, in the top banner, will bring you back to the main page.

 
Some Underlying Concepts...
Concepts underlying the visual elements that will be assumed in later modules.

Groundwater Flow...
Water moves in response to differences in the hydraulic head.
Infiltration Essentials
The interaction of precipitation with surface materials, and the movement of water through the unsaturated zone -- Infiltration Capacity.
Infiltration & the Watertable...
The watertable rises and recedes in response to inflow and outflow events.

Dynamic Interaction of Elements...
There are intrinsic temporal and spatial relations among the basic elements of the water cycle.

The Water Cycle...
Dennis Wong's term project: An overview of the water cycle illustrated using the local Palmer River Watershed.

Hydrogeological Glossary...
Some of the terms used in hydrology.

 

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Environmental Geophysics/Hydrology
Brown University
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