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evaporation pan

American  

noun

  1. an atmometer consisting of a pan about 4 feet (1.2 meters) in diameter and 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) in depth.


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"This means the evaporation rate predicted by the evaporation pan cannot represent the real lake accurately."

From Science Daily May 30, 2024

A few feet away, near the escalator down to the platform, the maintenance team had hung an evaporation pan.

From New York Times Mar. 17, 2020

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