Adjective applied to climates with a low annual precipitation in the range 50 to 250 mm. Precipitation in the range 250 to 500 mm per year is considered to be semi‐arid. In Soil Taxonomy an aridic moisture regime is recognized and is one of the diagnostic features of the aridisol order.
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(2008). Arid. In: Chesworth, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Soil Science. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3995-9_37
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