Groundwater Hydrology

Groundwater hydrology is the study of how water moves and is stored beneath the Earth's surface. It focuses on understanding aquifers—underground layers of soil and rock that hold water—and how this water flows through them. This field helps us manage water resources for drinking, agriculture, and industry by analyzing how groundwater is replenished, how it escapes or becomes contaminated, and how to sustainably extract it. Essentially, it explains the underground water cycle, detailing how water enters the ground through rain, moves through soil and rock, and eventually surfaces or is drawn for human use.