Arid
Water
A term describing a climate or region in which precipitation is so deficient in quantity or occurs so infrequently that intensive agricultural production is not possible without irrigation.
An adjunctive applied to regions where precipitation is so deficient in quantity, or occurs at such times, that agriculture is impracticable without irrigation.
- — Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms retrieved 2014-06-01
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Solar Energy
A region that receives too little water to support agriculture without irrigation. Less than ten inches of rainfall a year is typically considered arid.
- — Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary retrieved 2014-06-15
Weather
An adjunctive applied to regions where precipitation is so deficient in quantity, or occurs at such times, that agriculture is impracticable without irrigation.
Climate Change
lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants.