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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001978 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Synonyms | arid and semiarid climates; dry zones |
| References | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, Glossary; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | climatic zones; arid zones; semiarid zones |
| Translations | Spanish: 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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