Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The combined processes of evaporation, sublimation, and transpiration of the water from the earth's surface into the atmosphere.
- noun The total amount of water transferred from the earth to the atmosphere.
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- noun The
transfer ofwater from the surface of the earth to theatmosphere byevaporation ,sublimation andtranspiration
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Aquatic weeds use more water in evapotranspiration than is lost by evaporation from the equivalent area of open water.
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Aquatic weeds use more water in evapotranspiration than is lost by evaporation from the equivalent area of open water.
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Outdoor irrigation accounts for up to 50 percent of water use in Florida, and up to 50 percent of the water applied to lawns is lost to what SFWMD calls "evapotranspiration" -- the sum of evaporation and plant transpiration from the earth's land surface to the air
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The researchers also used the satellite to estimate "evapotranspiration" - the evaporation of water from soil and the transpiration or use of water by plants - to learn more about how defoliation of tamarisk affects water use.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Mackenzie Back aChange in river runoff is presented as the net change (mm/yr) in precipitation minus evapotranspiration, which is equivalent to total basin runoff (km3/yr) divided by the area (km2) of the drainage basin.
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Transpiration is commonly measured in combination with evaporation, which is referred to as evapotranspiration (ET).
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Rising air currents take the vapor up into the atmosphere, along with water from evapotranspiration, which is water transpired from plants and evaporated from the soil.
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Rising air currents take the vapor up into the atmosphere, along with water from evapotranspiration, which is water transpired from plants and evaporated from the soil.
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Rising air currents take the vapor up into the atmosphere, along with water from evapotranspiration, which is water transpired from plants and evaporated from the soil.
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In a process called evapotranspiration, trees draw water from their roots and then
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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