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Descriptor
English
:
Desert Climate
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Clima Desértico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Clima Desértico
Tree Number:
G16.500.275.071.325
N06.230.300.100.250.325
Definition
English
:
A type of
climate
characterized by insufficient moisture to support appreciable plant life. It is a
climate
of extreme
aridity
, usually of
extreme heat
, and of negligible
rainfall
. (From McGraw-Hill
Dictionary
of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
specify geog if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
Record Number:
3909
Unique Identifier:
D003889
Occurrence in VHL
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