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dry climates

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001978

The most obvious climatic feature of this climate is that potential evaporation and transpiration exceed precipitation. These climates extend from 20°-35° North and South of the equator and in large continental regions of the mid-latitudes often surrounded by mountains.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001978
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsarid and semiarid climates; dry zones
ReferencesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, Glossary; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoclimatic zones; arid zones; semiarid zones
TranslationsSpanish: climas secos
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001978",
  "term": "dry climates",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The most obvious climatic feature of this climate is that potential evaporation and transpiration exceed precipitation. These climates extend from 20°-35° North and South of the equator and in large continental regions of the mid-latitudes often surrounded by mountains.",
  "synonyms": [
    "arid and semiarid climates",
    "dry zones"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "climatic zones",
    "arid zones",
    "semiarid zones"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, Glossary",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "climas secos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/dry-climates/"
}

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