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Hydrologist

The scientists whose primary documented field is the study of water in the landscape: Robert E. Horton, Luna Leopold, M. Gordon Wolman, Ven Te Chow and Charles Vernon Theis among them. Belongs here: a scientist whose primary contribution is surface or groundwater flow, drainage basin process, or hydraulic engineering applied to natural water systems. Does not belong here: a scientist whose primary contribution is oceanic rather than terrestrial water, held under Oceanographer instead.

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is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and drainage basin sustainability. 1
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is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and drainage basin sustainability.
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