An Evaporation describes the part of the Hydrologic Cycle during which liquid water turns into water vapor.


Other /More definition:
An evaporation is the process of liquid water becoming water vapor, including vaporization from water surfaces, land surfaces, and snow fields, but not from leaf surfaces. See transpiration


Other /More definition:
The evaporation is the conversion of a liquid into a gas.

-See also:
"evaporation" is in the UNSPSC Code "41114403"
Precipitation or evaporation recorders

"evaporation" is in the NACE Code "14.40"
Production of salt
· salt production by evaporation of sea water or other saline waters

"evaporation" is in the ISIC Code "1422"
Extraction of salt
- salt production by evaporation of sea water or other saline waters

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