<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">cold deserts</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31418831</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:52:45</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cold desert</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">deserts, cold</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Deserts having cold winters with snowfall and high overall rainfall throughout the winter and occasionally over the summer. They have short summers averaging 21-26 degrees C with long, cold winters averaging -2 to 4 degrees C. Winters may receive significant snow, with annual precipitation 15-26 cm. Examples are in the Antarctic, Greenland, and the Nearctic. ]]></dc:description></metadata>