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desert climate zone No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Desert fauna No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Desert flora No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
desertification No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Desertification No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Desertion No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Desertion, Military No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Desertion, Naval No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Deserts No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
desert wind A wind blowing from the desert. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Desiccation crack Crack or fissure developed in fine-grained soil material as a result of shrinkage during drying. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Desiccation polygon Closed, multi-sided patterned-ground feature formed by desiccation cracks in fine-grained soil material. Usually less than 2 m in diameter GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Design No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Design--Copyright No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Design, Decorative No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Design, Decorative--Animal forms No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Design, Decorative--Plant forms No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Design depth of frost penetration 1. (North-American usage) The mean of the three largest depths of seasonal frost penetration measured during the past thirty years, or the largest depth of seasonal frost penetration beneath a snow-fr ee soil surface measured during the past ten years; 2. (Russian usage) The mean of the depths of seasonal frost penetration measured during at least the last ten years with the ground surface free of snow and the groundwater level below the depth of seasonal frost penetration GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Design depth of frost penetration (North American usage) the mean of the three largest depths of seasonal frost penetration measured during the past thirty years, or the largest depth of seasonal frost penetration beneath a snow-free soil surface measured during the past ten years (2) (Russian usage) the mean of the depths of seasonal frost penetration measured during at least the last ten years with the ground surface free of snow and the groundwater level below the depth of seasonal frost penetration. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Design freezing index The cumulative number of degree-days below 0 degrees Celsius, calculated by taking the average of the seasonal freezing indices for the three coldest winters in the most recent 30 years of record. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
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