Meanings
nouncontinentality (countable and uncountable, plural continentalities)
plural continentalities
- uncountableThe condition of being a continent.
- countableThe degree to which the climate of a place is affected by a large land mass.
Continentality (reflecting the difference between continental and marine climates) was, on average, the most important factor, contributing an average of 14.91% (based on permutation importance), followed by temperature seasonality…
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