Title
Document Type
Other
Date of this Version
1994
Publication Source
Encyclopædia Iranica
Volume
7
Issue
3
Start Page
321
Last Page
331
Abstract
DESERT (Pers. bīābān; kavīr; lūt; see below), area of low precipitation that supports little vegetation and lacks surface water. Secondary characteristics typically include poor soils, salinity, high winds, and extreme temperatures, accompanied by high rates of erosion and sand accumulation. Global wind patterns maintain these conditions in zones that encircle the earth in the subtropical latitudes, both north and south of the equator.
Recommended Citation
Spooner, B. (1994). Desert. Encyclopædia Iranica, 7 (3), 321-331. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/anthro_papers/129
Date Posted: 12 December 2016
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