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Hydrology vs Hydrogeology - What's the difference?

hydrology | hydrogeology |

As nouns the difference between hydrology and hydrogeology

is that hydrology is the science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere while hydrogeology is the geology of groundwater, especially concerning the physical, biological and chemical properties of its occurrence and movement.

hydrology

English

(wikipedia hydrology)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere

    • Derived terms

    * dendrohydrology * ecohydrology * hydrologist * radiohydrology

    hydrogeology

    English

    (wikipedia hydrogeology)

    Noun

    (hydrogeologies)
  • The geology of groundwater, especially concerning the physical, biological and chemical properties of its occurrence and movement.

    • Derived terms

    * hydrogeologist English words suffixed with -ology