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SUB ARID CLIMATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- semi-arid climate
1, record 1, English, semi%2Darid%20climate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- semiarid climate 2, record 1, English, semiarid%20climate
correct
- semi arid climate 3, record 1, English, semi%20arid%20climate
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A climate of low rainfall characterised by irregular and unpredictable rainy seasons. 4, record 1, English, - semi%2Darid%20climate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mediterranean Seas. A true (salt-water) sea completely enclosed by land; large enough to be "oceanic" but restricted ocean dynamics; ... semi-arid climate with hot, dry summers, rainy winters ... 5, record 1, English, - semi%2Darid%20climate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Semi-arid regions often form on the margins of deserts, or in rainshadow basins. They are more hazardous than deserts because, from time to time, there is enough rainfall to support farming, which encourages people to overdevelop them and leads to catastrophe when a long period without rain follows ... The Sahel of Africa is a region of semi-arid climate with a large population where disasters due to rain failures are common. The Great Plains region of North America is a semi-arid region. The disaster that produced the "Dust Bowl" was due to a period of rain shortage. 4, record 1, English, - semi%2Darid%20climate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Climate of 250 - 500 mm annual rainfall. 1, record 1, English, - semi%2Darid%20climate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A climate characterized by 10"-20" of annual rainfall. 6, record 1, English, - semi%2Darid%20climate
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sub-arid climate
- subarid climate
- sub arid climate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- climat semi-aride
1, record 1, French, climat%20semi%2Daride
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- climat semi aride 2, record 1, French, climat%20semi%20aride
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] climat [où] il fait chaud pendant l'été[,] très froid pendant l'hiver et [où] il pleut très peu. [Le temps est] très sec et les nuits sont froides. 1, record 1, French, - climat%20semi%2Daride
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La ville de Safi se caractérise par un climat semi-aride, avec un été chaud et sec (mai-octobre) et un hiver rigoureusement humide et tempéré (novembre-avril). Cependant, ce climat se trouve atténué par la présence de la chaîne montagneuse Atlas à l'Est et de l'Océan Atlantique à l'Ouest qui réduisent considérablement les grandes chaleurs de l'été. [...] La moyenne annuelle des précipitations dans la ville est l'ordre de 300 mm et ne dépasse guère les 200 mm pendant les saisons de sécheresse. 3, record 1, French, - climat%20semi%2Daride
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
semi-aride adj. Se dit d'un climat comportant des précipitations irrégulières dont la hauteur annuelle moyenne est faible. (Les bordures des déserts sont soumises à ce genre de climat.) 4, record 1, French, - climat%20semi%2Daride
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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