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mountain climate Very generally, the climate of relatively high elevations; mountain climates are distinguished by the departure of their characteristics from those of surrounding lowlands, and the one common basis for this distinction is that of atmospheric rarefaction; aside from this, great variety is introduced by differences in latitude, elevation, and exposure to the sun; thus, there exists no single, clearly defined, mountain climate. Also known as highland climate (通常指相对高海拔的气候；山地气候由其特征而区别于周围的低地，并且此差异共同的基础是山地的大气稀薄；除此之外，山地由于纬度、海拔和阳光照射程度的不同产生了巨大的变化；因此，不存在清晰定义的山地气候。亦称高地气候。) |
