NALT

Preferred term

dry climates

Topic

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.

climatic zones

arid and semiarid climates
dry zones

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

9813983541300041

Value previous used for Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

93760

Spanish

climas secos

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/333526

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Created 9/4/19, last modified 11/25/19