Description
A dry climate is characterised by high mean annual temperatures, low mean annual rainfall with episodic precipitation, very low effective moisture, through-flowing major rivers (e.g. Rhine) with reduced run-off. Tributaries have intermittent run-off and shift with a poorly defined tributary network. Vegetation cover is sparse.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
Climatic processes and events
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
1.06
NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999
1.3.06, 1.3.07