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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > chemistry > physical chemistry > phase transition > evaporation > evaporation rate
Preferred Term:

evaporation rate

Definition:
In hydrologic terms, the quantity of water, expressed in terms of depth of liquid water, which is evaporated from a given surface per unit of time. It is usually expressed in inches depth, per day, month, or year.
Concept Schemes:
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Broader Concept:
evaporation
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/38817
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2016-04-12