Abstract
This chapter describes the weather and climate of the Southwest, which straddles the mid- and subtropical latitudes and includes the greatest range of topographic relief in the contiguous United States.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Report Prepared for the National Climate Assessment |
| Publisher | Island Press-Center for Resource Economics |
| Pages | 56-73 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781610914840 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781597264204 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2013 |