Eustacy Variations in sea-level that are related to changes in the volume of seawater in the oceans . Eutrophication Physical, chemical and biological changes in a water body as a result of the input nitrogen and phosphorus. Eutrophic Lake Lake that has an excessive supply of nutrients , mostly in the form of nitrates and phosphates. Also see mesotrophic lake and oligotrophic lake . Evaporation Evaporation can be defined as the process by which liquid water is converted into a gaseous state.
Evaporation can only occur when water is available.
The evaporation process requires large amounts of energy. Evaporation Fog Fog generated from cold air advection over warm water or warm or moist land. This type of fog is sometimes called steam fog or sea smoke . Evaporation Pan Meteorological instrument that is used to measure evaporation rates. Evaporite Type of sedimentary rock that is formed from the concentration of dissolved salts through evaporation .