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What (who) is hydrography - definition

APPLIED SCIENCE OF MEASUREMENT AND DESCRIPTION OF BODIES OF WATER
Hydrographer; Hydrograpy; Hydrographical; Hydrographically; Bottom topography; History of hydrography; Maritime cartography
  • Lewis Morris]] in 1748
  • [[Alexander Dalrymple]], the first [[Hydrographer of the Navy]] in the [[United Kingdom]], appointed in 1795.
  • HMS ''Waterwitch'']], a hydrographic survey vessel

Hydrography         
·noun The art of measuring and describing the sea, lakes, rivers, and other waters, with their phenomena.
II. Hydrography ·noun That branch of surveying which embraces the determination of the contour of the bottom of a harbor or other sheet of water, the depth of soundings, the position of channels and shoals, with the construction of charts exhibiting these particulars.
hydrography         
[h??'dr?gr?fi]
¦ noun the science of surveying and charting bodies of water.
Derivatives
hydrographer noun
hydrographic adjective
hydrographical adjective
hydrographically adverb
Hydrographical         
·adj Of or relating to hydrography.

Wikipedia

Hydrography

Hydrography is the branch of applied sciences which deals with the measurement and description of the physical features of oceans, seas, coastal areas, lakes and rivers, as well as with the prediction of their change over time, for the primary purpose of safety of navigation and in support of all other marine activities, including economic development, security and defense, scientific research, and environmental protection.

Examples of use of hydrography
1. More flood–tide will occur in Ho Chi Minh City next January, according to the Meteorology and Hydrography Centre.
2. "The position of the Russian naval headquarters is firm: the Yalta lighthouse must be returned to Russian hydrography services," he was quoted by Russian news agency Interfax as saying.
3. Award winners The National Atlas of Vietnam, weighing four kilograms with over 114 maps in 14 chapters, covering the areas of geology, climate, hydrography, relief, soil, flora and fauna, demography, and ethnic populations, was among the recipients of the Ho Chi Minh Prize.
4. KAUSTs core campus, located on more than 36 million square meters on the Red Sea near Rabigh about 80 kilometers north of Jeddah is set to open in September 200'. The Memorandum of Understanding signed by WHOI and KAUST creates three initial areas of research at KAUST: coral reefs, coastal hydrography, and fisheries and aquaculture.
5. Vladimir Masorin, the commander in chief of Russia‘s navy was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying: "The position of the Russian naval headquarters is firm: the Yalta lighthouse must be returned to Russian hydrography services and must function normally in order to ensure the security of navigation in the Black Sea region," "I have given the order to the commander of the Black Sea fleet to take back control of the lighthouse, by use of methods of civilized discussion." A Russian navy spokesman said that a group of seven unidentified people had tried to enter another lighthouse in Crimea.