- continental climate
- noun a relatively dry climate with very hot summers and very cold winters, characteristic of the central parts of Asia and North America.
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continental climate — noun The climate characteristic of the interior of a continent, with hot summers, cold winters, and little rainfall • • • Main Entry: ↑continent * * * ˌcontinental ˈclimate 7 [continental climate] noun a fairly dry pattern of weather with very… … Useful english dictionary
Continental climate — For the influence of continental climates on viticulture, see continental climate (wine). Continental climate is not found on southern hemisphere. Continental climate is a climate that is characterized by important annual variation in temperature … Wikipedia
continental climate — UK / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms continental climate : singular continental climate plural continental climates science a climate with very hot summers, very cold winters, and not much rain that is typical of the central part … English dictionary
continental climate — žemyninis klimatas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žemynų ir kai kurių vandenynų pakrančių, kur vyrauja žemyninio oro masės, klimatas. Pasižymi mažesniu nei jūrinio klimato debesuotumu, oro drėgniu, vidutiniu vėjo greičiu ir … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
continental climate — /ˌkɒntənɛntəl ˈklaɪmət/ (say .kontuhnentuhl kluymuht) noun a type of climate associated with continental interiors and characterised by extremely hot, sunny summers, bitterly cold winters, and little rainfall occurring mainly in early summer …
continental climate — n. (Meteorology) comparatively dry climate with very hot summers and very cold winters (typical of the central parts of Asia and North America) … English contemporary dictionary
continental climate — typical climates of interior areas well away from the influence of the sea. Tend to hot summers and cold winters with a large temperature range between the two. Low overall precipitation which tends to be at its highest in summer if convection… … Geography glossary
Humid continental climate — worldwide Dsa … Wikipedia
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Climate of Spain — Climate of the Iberian Peninsula according to the Köppen Climate Classification. Spanish State Meteorological Agency Agencia Estatal de Meteorología and Portuguese Meteorological Institute Instituto de Meteorologia.[1] … Wikipedia
