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Hydrosphere Classifications -> Summary Synopsis Paragraphs

Hydrosphere Codes (AC) Classifications -> Summary Synopsis Paragraphs

Hydro Code	Statement (Summary Synopsis Paragraph)	Remarks
0	World has 0% of its surface covered by liquid. It has no readily accessible, free-standing water. Water is in precious, short supply on this world and must often be imported, such as from ice-bearing planetoids if available. Water recycling is an important part of any settlement on this world. It is a Desert World or a Hell World. It is a super arid (anhydrous) environment.	Desert World
1	World has 01-10% of its surface covered by liquid, including free-standing water. Water is in precious, short supply on this world and must often be imported, such as from ice-bearing planetoids if available. Water recycling may be a significant part of any settlement on this world. It might be a Hell World. It is an arid (near anhydrous) environment.
2	World has 11-20% of its surface covered by liquid, including free-standing water. It has a few small seas. Water recycling may be a significant part of any settlement on this world. It might be a Hell World. It is a standard (wet) environment.
3	World has 21-30% of its surface covered by liquid, including free-standing water. It has a few small seas and oceans. It is a normative (wet) environment.
4	World has 31-40% of its surface covered by liquid, including free-standing water. It might have a few large oceans. It is a normative (wet) environment.
5	World has 41-50% of its surface covered by liquid, including free-standing water. It has several large oceans. It is a normative (wet) environment.
6	World has 51-60% of its surface covered by liquid, including free-standing water. It has significant large liquid bodies. It is a normative (wet) environment.
7	World has 61-70% of its surface covered by liquid, including free-standing water. It is an Earth-like world. It is a normative (wet) environment.	Example: Terra
8	World has 71-80% of its surface covered by liquid, including free-standing water. It is mostly covered in large bodies of water, often interconnected. It is a standard (wet) environment.
9	World has 81-90% of its surface covered by liquid, including free-standing water. Only a few small islands and archipelagos exist that aren't covered in water. Land is in short supply. Not including any population in orbit, settlements are either confined to several islands (some large), float on or above the water, or are underwater. It is a marine (near superhydrous) environment.
A	World has 91-100% of its surface covered by liquid, including free-standing water. This world is almost entirely covered with liquids or water. Land is in very short supply. Not including any population in orbit, settlements are either confined to a few islands, float on or above the water, or are underwater. Such worlds are Water Worlds or Ocean Worlds even of a panthalassic nature. It is a supermarine (superhydrous) environment.