Water-resource facilities and management strategy for Oman

Applied Energy

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 125-146

  Al Ismaily, H ^a   Probert, D ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; DESALINATION; DROUGHT; POTABLE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

WATER RESOURCES;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

OMAN;

EID: 0032214881     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(98)00026-9     Document Type: Article

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