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Temperate belt

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009524

One of the two broad geographical zones on Earth located between the tropics and the polar regions in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. These belts experience distinct seasonal changes in temperature and precipitation, without the extreme heat of the tropics or the persistent cold of the poles. The temperate belts lie approximately between 23.5 and 66.5 degrees latitude.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009524
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
See alsoClimatic classification
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009524",
  "term": "Temperate belt",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "One of the two broad geographical zones on Earth located between the tropics and the polar regions in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. These belts experience distinct seasonal changes in temperature and precipitation, without the extreme heat of the tropics or the persistent cold of the poles. The temperate belts lie approximately between 23.5 and 66.5 degrees latitude.",
  "see_also": [
    "climatic classification"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/temperate-belt/"
}

Record 9,558 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.