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- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Coastline_College/An_Introduction_To_Geology_-_Coastline_College/13%3A_Deserts/13.01%3A_Prelude_to_DesertsThe location of climates on Earth’s surface is not random. Jungles, tundras, and deserts have scientific explanations for their locations. Approximately 30 percent of Earth’s terrestrial surface is de...The location of climates on Earth’s surface is not random. Jungles, tundras, and deserts have scientific explanations for their locations. Approximately 30 percent of Earth’s terrestrial surface is desert. Deserts are defined as locations of low precipitation. While temperature extremes are often associated with deserts, they do not define them.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/California_State_University_Los_Angeles/Book%3A_An_Introduction_to_Geology_(Johnson_Affolter_Inkenbrandt_and_Mosher)/16%3A_Deserts/16.01%3A_Prelude_to_DesertsDeserts tend to occur at latitudes of around 30° and at the poles, both north and south, driven by circulation and prevailing wind patterns in the atmosphere. At approximately 30° north and south of t...Deserts tend to occur at latitudes of around 30° and at the poles, both north and south, driven by circulation and prevailing wind patterns in the atmosphere. At approximately 30° north and south of the equator, sinking air produces trade wind deserts like the Sahara and the Outback of Australia. Rainshadow deserts are produced where prevailing winds with moist air dries as it is forced to rise over mountains.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Fullerton_College/Introduction_to_Geology/13%3A_Deserts/13.01%3A_Locations_of_DesertsDeserts tend to occur at latitudes of around 30° and at the poles, both north and south, driven by circulation and prevailing wind patterns in the atmosphere. At approximately 30° north and south of t...Deserts tend to occur at latitudes of around 30° and at the poles, both north and south, driven by circulation and prevailing wind patterns in the atmosphere. At approximately 30° north and south of the equator, sinking air produces trade wind deserts like the Sahara and the Outback of Australia. Rainshadow deserts are produced where prevailing winds with moist air dries as it is forced to rise over mountains.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Fullerton_College/Introduction_to_Earth_Science_(Ikeda)/13%3A_Deserts/13.01%3A_Locations_of_DesertsDeserts tend to occur at latitudes of around 30° and at the poles, both north and south, driven by circulation and prevailing wind patterns in the atmosphere. At approximately 30° north and south of t...Deserts tend to occur at latitudes of around 30° and at the poles, both north and south, driven by circulation and prevailing wind patterns in the atmosphere. At approximately 30° north and south of the equator, sinking air produces trade wind deserts like the Sahara and the Outback of Australia. Rainshadow deserts are produced where prevailing winds with moist air dries as it is forced to rise over mountains.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/Book%3A_An_Introduction_to_Geology_(Johnson_Affolter_Inkenbrandt_and_Mosher)/13%3A_Deserts/13.01%3A_Prelude_to_DesertsDeserts tend to occur at latitudes of around 30° and at the poles, both north and south, driven by circulation and prevailing wind patterns in the atmosphere. At approximately 30° north and south of t...Deserts tend to occur at latitudes of around 30° and at the poles, both north and south, driven by circulation and prevailing wind patterns in the atmosphere. At approximately 30° north and south of the equator, sinking air produces trade wind deserts like the Sahara and the Outback of Australia. Rainshadow deserts are produced where prevailing winds with moist air dries as it is forced to rise over mountains.
