e/Continentality

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has glosseng: Continentality is the tendency of land to experience more thermal variation than water, due to the land's lower specific heat capacity. Continental climate also tends to be dryer than oceanic climate as there is less moisture input to the atmosphere from evaporation. Because temperature and moisture content are key factors in influencing regional climate, continentality affects and influences both temperature and precipitation.
lexicalizationeng: continentality
instance of(noun) arid land with little or no vegetation
desert
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Portuguese
has glosspor: A continentalidade é um conceito da geografia e é uma medida direta da distância de cada lugar ao mar.
lexicalizationpor: continentalidade
Chinese
has glosszho: 陸性率是用來量度大陸性氣候及海洋氣候之間的分別,即在陸地與海洋上溫度的上升幅度差別。這種差別是因陸地較低的比熱容及蒸發率。
lexicalizationzho: 陸性率

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