Evaporation from the reservoir of the High Aswan Dam, Egypt: A new comparison of relevant methods with limited data

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 57-66

  Sadek, M F ^a   Shahin, M M ^b   Stigter, C J ^c  

^a Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation Egypt   (Egypt)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BUDGET; EVAPORATION; LAKE EVAPORATION; WATER BALANCE;

EGYPT, ASWAN HIGH DAM;

EID: 0030927956     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00863783     Document Type: Review

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