Water harvesting and infiltration in arid areas affected by surface crust: Examples from Jordan

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 443-452

  Abu Awwad, A M ^a   Shatanawi, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Arid; Infiltration; Jordan; Rainfall; Runoff; Surface crust; Water harvesting; Watershed

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031281441     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0301     Document Type: Article

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