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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Desert Climate
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Descriptor Spanish:
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clima desértico
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Clima Desértico
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Synonyms English:
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Climate, Desert
Climates, Desert
Desert Climates
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Tree Number:
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G16.500.275.071.325
N06.230.300.100.250.325
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Definition English:
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A type of climate characterized by insufficient moisture to support appreciable plant life. It is a climate of extreme aridity, usually of extreme heat, and of negligible rainfall. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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specify geog if pertinent
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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3909
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Unique Identifier:
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D003889
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Similar:
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DeCS
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