| Descriptor in English: | Rainy Season |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Estación Lluviosa |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Estação Chuvosa |
| Descriptor in French: | Saison des Pluies |
| Entry term(s): |
Green Season Wet Season |
| Tree number(s): |
SP8.473.654.587.502 |
| Scope note: | Term used mainly in tropical regions for the annually recurring period of high rainfall which is preceded and followed by dry periods. In the latitudes concerned, this season is often the cause of flood disaters. (Material V - Gunn, S.W.A. Multilingual Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and International Relief, 1990) |
| See also the descriptors: |
Tropical Climate
MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 35096 |
| Descriptor UI: | DDCS035096 |
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Rainy Season
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| Concept UI |
FD00060953 |
| Scope note | Term used mainly in tropical regions for the annually recurring period of high rainfall which is preceded and followed by dry periods. In the latitudes concerned, this season is often the cause of flood disaters. (Material V - Gunn, S.W.A. Multilingual Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and International Relief, 1990) |
| Preferred term | Rainy Season |
| Entry term(s) |
Green Season Wet Season |
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