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== dry climate ==
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#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In W. K&#x000f6;ppen's 1918 [[climatic classification]], the major category (B climates), which  includes [[steppe climate]] and [[desert climate]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">These climates, unlike the others in his work, are defined strictly by the amount of annual  [[precipitation]] as a function of seasonal distribution and of annual [[temperature]] (see formulas under  [[steppe climate]]). In contrast are the [[rainy climates]].</div><br/> </div>
#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In C. W. Thornthwaite's 1948 [[climatic classification]], any [[climate]] type in which the seasonal  [[water surplus]] does not counteract seasonal water deficiency; thus it has a [[moisture index]] of less  than zero.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">These types include the [[dry subhumid]], [[semiarid]], and [[arid climates]]. In contrast are the [[moist  climates]]. The dry climates are subdivided further according to values of [[humidity index]] into the  following: little or no water surplus; moderate winter water surplus; moderate summer water surplus;  large winter water surplus; large summer water surplus.</div><br/> </div><div class="reference">K&#x000f6;ppen, W. P. 1918. Klassification der Klimate nach Temperatur, Niederschlag und Jahreslauf. Petermanns  Geog. Mitt.. 64. 193&ndash;203; 243&ndash;248. </div><br/> <div class="reference">Thornthwaite, C. W. 1948. An approach toward a rational classification of climate. Geogr. Rev.. 38. 55&ndash;94. </div><br/>
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