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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A measure of the [[precipitation effectiveness]] or [[aridity]] of a region, proposed by De Martonne (1925), given by the following relationship: <div class="display-formula"><blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-Ie4.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-Ie4]]</blockquote></div> where ''P'' (cm) is the annual [[precipitation]] and ''T'' (& | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A measure of the [[precipitation effectiveness]] or [[aridity]] of a region, proposed by De Martonne (1925), given by the following relationship: <div class="display-formula"><blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-Ie4.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-Ie4]]</blockquote></div> where ''P'' (cm) is the annual [[precipitation]] and ''T'' (°C) the annual [[mean temperature]].</div><br/> </div><div class="reference">De Martonne, E. 1925. Traité de Géographie Physique. Paris. </div><br/> | ||
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A measure of the precipitation effectiveness or aridity of a region, proposed by De Martonne (1925), given by the following relationship: where P (cm) is the annual precipitation and T (°C) the annual mean temperature.
De Martonne, E. 1925. Traité de Géographie Physique. Paris.
