<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31418831</termId><termName>cold deserts</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![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. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:52:45</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31418832</termId><termName>cold desert</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31418833</termId><termName>deserts, cold</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31383191</termId><termName>deserts by biome</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>