the climate in the gobi desert is a cold desert.
the climate in the gobi desert is a cold desert.
what is the climate in the gobi desert?
a cold desert
the gobi is overall a cold desert, with frost and occasionally snow occurring on its dunes. besides being quite far north, it is also located on a plateau roughly above sea level, which contributes to its low temperatures. an average of approximately of rain falls annually in the gobi. additional moisture reaches parts of the gobi in winter as snow is blown by the wind from the siberian steppes. these winds may cause the gobi to reach in winter to in summer.
gobi desert
despite the harsh conditions, these deserts and the surrounding regions sustain many animals, including black-tailed gazelles, marbled polecats, wild bactrian camels, mongolian wild ass and sandplovers. they are occasionally visited by snow leopards, brown bears, and wolves. lizards are especially well-adapted to the climate of the gobi desert, with approximately 30 species distributed across its southern mongolian border. the most common vegetation in the gobi desert are shrubs adapted to drought. these shrubs included gray sparrow's saltwort ("salsola passerina"), gray sagebrush, and low grasses such as needle grass and bridlegrass. due to livestock grazing, the amount of shrubs in the desert has decreased. several large nature reserves have been established in the gobi, including gobi gurvansaikhan national park, great gobi a and great gobi b strictly protected area.
gobi desert