Hydraulic, hydrologic, and #h2olloween
Cross-posted at Highly Allochthonous
the difference between hydrologic and hydraulic, with #h2olloween visuals
I was grading this morning and I stumbled upon one of the perpetual misused term pairs in my field: hydraulic vs. hydrologic.
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Dear everyone, there’s a difference between hydrologic and hydraulic. May seem arcane, but it matters. Love, A Hydrologist
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It’s good to know that I’m not the only one who thinks this distinction is important.
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Too true. RT @highlyanne: Dear everyone, there’s a difference between hydrologic and hydraulic. May seem arcane, but it matters.
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@highlyanne yes, <5min into a conversation with an engineer, aquatic habitat specialist, & fisheries biologist you’ll really wish you did.
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+1 RT @highlyanne Dear everyone, there’s a difference between hydrologic and hydraulic. May seem arcane, but it matters. Love, A Hydrologist
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@highlyanne My BS is chemical engineering, so I almost never use “hydraulic” because it’s too specific. Everything is general fluid to me.
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And, then, because it’s Halloween, things turn a turn for the even more awesome.
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@highlyanne Since it’s Halloween, maybe you could describe how a hydraulic and hydrologic costume might look different?
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@coolfireconserv How about a backhoe arm versus a raindrop like @WallyWaterDrop
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Still not sure what the difference is?
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Hydraulics
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Rather have more #h2olloween costumes instead? We water nerds have got that covered too.
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