A Hydrosphere is the part of the Earth composed of water including clouds, oceans, seas, ice caps, glaciers, lakes, rivers, underground water supplies, and atmospheric water vapor.
Other /More definition:
Hydrosphere is the earth"s liquid water (oceans, lakes, other bodies of surface water, and underground water), frozen water (polar ice caps, floating ice caps, and ice in soil, known as permafrost), and water vapor in the atmosphere. See also hydrologic cycle.
Related Articles | |
| Hydrosphere at maritime-glossary.com | ■■■■■■■■■■ |
Hydrosphere in the maritime context refers to the collective mass of water found on, under, and over . . . Read More | |
| Water | ■■■■■■■■■■ |
Water is a liquid at normal temperatures but exists also solid (ice), and water vapor (cloud) in the . . . Read More | |
| Biosphere | ■■■■■■■■■■ |
A biosphere is (1) the part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is . . . Read More | |
| Cryosphere | ■■■■■■■■■■ |
A Cryosphere is the frozen part of the Earth's surface. The Cryosphere includes the polar ice caps, continental . . . Read More | |
| Rain | ■■■■■■■■■ |
Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then . . . Read More | |
| Ocean at maritime-glossary.com | ■■■■■■■■ |
An ocean (from Ancient Greek Okeanos) is a body of saline water that composes a large part of a planet's . . . Read More | |
| General Circulation Model | ■■■■■■■■ |
A General Circulation Model (GCM) is a global, three-dimensional computer model of the Climate system . . . Read More | |
| Pacific at maritime-glossary.com | ■■■■■■■ |
The Pacific (Pacific Ocean) is the largest ocean on earth (165.25 million km²). It extends from the . . . Read More | |
| Saltwater at maritime-glossary.com | ■■■■■■■ |
Saltwater in the maritime context refers to the water from seas and oceans that has a high concentration . . . Read More | |
| Condensation | ■■■■■■■ |
A Condensation is a part of the Hydrologic Cycle during which water vapor turns into a liquid. Water . . . Read More | |