"Desert Climate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A type of climate characterized by insufficient moisture to support appreciable plant life. It is a climate of extreme aridity, usually of extreme heat, and of negligible rainfall. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D003889
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.275.071.325 N06.230.300.100.250.325
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| Concept/Terms |
Desert Climate- Desert Climate
- Climate, Desert
- Climates, Desert
- Desert Climates
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Desert Climate" by people in Profiles.
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Al-Bouwarthan M, Quinn MM, Kriebel D, Wegman DH. Assessment of Heat Stress Exposure among Construction Workers in the Hot Desert Climate of Saudi Arabia. Ann Work Expo Health. 2019 05 21; 63(5):505-520.
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Myers EA, Bryson RW, Hansen RW, Aardema ML, Lazcano D, Burbrink FT. Exploring Chihuahuan Desert diversification in the gray-banded kingsnake, Lampropeltis alterna (Serpentes: Colubridae). Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2019 02; 131:211-218.
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Bardsley DK, Sweeney SM. Guiding climate change adaptation within vulnerable natural resource management systems. Environ Manage. 2010 May; 45(5):1127-41.
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Norris CE, diIorio PJ, Schultz RJ, Hightower LE. Variation in heat shock proteins within tropical and desert species of poeciliid fishes. Mol Biol Evol. 1995 Nov; 12(6):1048-62.
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Freedman J. Nama keratopathy. Br J Ophthalmol. 1973 Sep; 57(9):688-91.