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  • proper noun Trewartha is a Cornish surname meaning "Upper Farm" or "Upper Homestead".

Etymologies

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Cornish, from tre (above, upper) and wartha (farm, homestead).

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Examples

  • Trewartha classifies the tropical wet-dry climate as Aw, with the letter w signifying a dry winter.

    Savanna Division (Bailey) 2009

  • Trewartha (1968) classifies the climate of these lands as Cs, signifying a temperate rainy climate with the dry, hot summers indicated by the symbol s (see Appendix 2, climate diagram for Pasadena, California).

    Mediterranean Division (Bailey) 2009

  • Trewartha (1968) classifies the marine west coast climate as Do -- temperate and rainy, with warm summers.

    Marine Division (Bailey) 2009

  • Trewartha classifies the climate as BSk; the letter k signifies a cool climate with at least 1 month of average temperatures below 32°F (0°C).

    Temperate Steppe Division (Bailey) 2009

  • Trewartha (1968) redefined the boundary between C and D climates as the isotherm of 32F (0C) for the coldest month, thereby pushing the climate boundary south to a line extending roughly from St. Louis to New York City.

    Hot Continental Division (Bailey) 2009

  • Trewartha classifies this climate as Ar, with no month averaging less than 2.4 in (60 mm) of rainfall.

    Rainforest Division (Bailey) 2009

  • These areas have climates that Trewartha calls BWh.

    Tropical-Subtropical Desert Division (Bailey) 2009

  • This produces the tundra climate that Trewartha (1968) designates as Ft. Average temperature of the warmest month lies between 50F (10C) and 32F (0C).

    Tundra Division (Bailey) 2009

  • Trewartha (1968) classifies the climate of tropical/subtropical steppes as BSh, indicating a hot semiarid climate where potential evaporation exceeds precipitation, and where all months have temperatures above 32F (0C).

    Tropical-Subtropical Steppe Division (Bailey) 2009

  • Trewartha said accredited colleges such as Globe and Rasmussen don't mind standards; they weed out the lower-quality schools.

    The Green Bay Press-Gazette Latest Headlines 2010

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