- equatorial dry zone by Kayla Kelley
... climatology) An arid region existing in the equatorial trough; the most famous dry zone is situated a little south of the equator in the central Pacific. Also known as arid zone.
- Arid Lithogenesis by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
the formation of sedimentary mountain rock on continents and in seas located in arid regions where the annual rate of evaporation is greater than the amount of atmospheric precipitation. Arid lithogenesis is counterposed to humid lithogenesis. The concept of arid lithogenesis was introduced by N. M...
- Lycaonian Plain by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... ), the southern and most arid and desert-like-part of the Anatolian Plateau in Turkey. The elevation is 900–1,000 m, but individual ranges have altitudes of 2,000–3,000 m. It is composed chiefly of gypsum lake deposits. There are many solonchaks and salt lakes (Lake Tuz, for example). The plain consists of arid steppes and semideserts on gray and brown ...
- Calandrinia by Catherine Herrera
genus of the plant family Portulacaceae. Calandrinia balonensis., Calandrinia polyandra. used commonly as feed for cattle and sheep grazed extensively in arid and semi-arid areas of Australia, these plants have a high oxalate content and are suspected of causing deaths in wethers due to obstructive urolithiasis. Called also parakeelia, parakeelya.
- Morphoclimatic Zones by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... are distinguished by characteristics of present-day relief-forming processes. Among the morphoclimatic zones are glacial, nival, humid temperate, semihumid temperate, semiarid and arid temperate, semihumid tropical, semiarid and arid tropical, and humid tropical.