Some scientists classify deserts are either hot or cold, others break that down further:
Subtropical Desert - Sahara, Great Victorian, Chihuahuan, etc.
Cool Coastal Desert - Namib, Atacama, etc.
Cold Winter Desert - Gobi, Great Basin, Antarctica, etc.
A desert is a region that receives, on average, less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year.
A desert is a place that gets less than 25cm (10 in) of rain a year. The evaporation rate is higher than the precipitation the area receives.
A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain on average per year.
Classifications of deserts:1.) Hot subtropical deserts
2.) Cold winter deserts
3.) Cool coastal deserts
Sahara desert
A desert can be hot or cold. A desert is classified as a place that receives little to no rainfall.
Some of the Asian deserts are classified as hot subtropical deserts, such as the Thar Desert and the Arabian Desert. Some Asian deserts are classified as cold winter deserts, such as the Taklamakan Desert and the Gobi Desert.
The Sechura Desert is in western Peru in South America. It is just north of the Atacama Desert and is classified as a cool coastal desert.
The Sonoran Desert in Mexico does reach the coastline of the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez but is classified as a hot subtropical desert and not a coastal desert.
Osoyoos has semiarid climate and is not classified as a desert. It receives an average of 279.4 mm (11 inches) of rainfall annually.
The Mojave is classified as a hot subtropical desert.
The Sahara is classified as a hot desert.
The Sahara is classified as a hot desert.
Most of the continent of Antarctica is desert.
A desert can be hot or cold. A desert is classified as a place that receives little to no rainfall.
The Kalahari is classified as a hot sub tropical desert.
Africa has no cold deserts but the Namib Desert is classified as a cool coastal desert.
There is no desert in or around Rome. It receives entirely too much rain to be classified as desert.
The Tanami Desert is a desert in northern Australia situated in the Northern Territory. It is classified as a hot, subtropical desert.
A desert climate refers to an area where little or no precipitation occurs. This means that some pacific mountain ranges can be classified as having a desert climate.
Both the Great Basin Desert and the Colorado Plateau Desert are classified as cold winter deserts.
No, Yellowstone does not have a desert. It receives much too much precipitation each year to be classified as a desert.