aridity coefficient

aridity coefficient

[ə′rid·əd·ē ‚kō·ə′fish·ənt]

(climatology)

A function of precipitation and temperature designed by W. Gorczynski to represent the relative lack of effective moisture (the aridity) of a place.

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