Sand drift control of selected coastal and desert dunes in Egypt: Case studies

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-28

  Misak, R F ^a   Draz, M Y ^b  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^b DESERT RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

Author keywords

dune fields; isolated dunes; plantations; sand drift control; sand dunes; sand seas; sandy plains and sheets; shelter belts

Indexed keywords

DUNE FIELD; PLANTATION; SAND DRIFT CONTROL; SAND DUNE; SAND SEA; SHELTER BELT;

EGYPT;

EID: 0030620429     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1995.0134     Document Type: Article

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