cold desert climate
climate type that features hot, dry summers and cold, dry winter, typically found at higher altitudes in temperate zones in the rain shadow of high mountains which restrict precipitation from westerly winds
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cold desert climate
Summary
cold desert climate is a category in the Köppen climate classification systems[1]. It draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (category_in_the_k_ppen_climate_classification_systems category, ranking #18 of 20).[2]
Key Facts
- cold desert climate's instance of is recorded as category in the Köppen climate classification systems[3].
- cold desert climate's locator map image is recorded as Koppen World Map BWk.png[4].
- cold desert climate's subclass of is recorded as desert climate[5].
- cold desert climate's opposite of is recorded as hot desert climate[6].
- cold desert climate's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/cold-desert[7].
- cold desert climate's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11h4bv8x5d[8].
- cold desert climate's code is recorded as BWk[9].
- cold desert climate's Environment Ontology ID is recorded as 01000382[10].
Why It Matters
cold desert climate draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (category_in_the_k_ppen_climate_classification_systems category, ranking #18 of 20).[2]