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aridity index
As used by C. W. Thornthwaite in his 1948 climatic classification: an index of the degree of water deficit below water need at any given station; a measure of aridity.
It is calculated, independently of the opposite humidity index, as follows:
- Szófaj: noun
- Ipar/Tárgykör: Weather
- Kategória: Meteorology
- Company: AMS
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