Characteristics of the wind regime north of Jubail, Saudi Arabia, based on high resolution wind data

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 387-402

  Barth, Hans Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eastern Province; Wind action; Wind erosion; Wind regimes

Indexed keywords

SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WEATHER STATION; WIND PROFILE;

JUBAIL; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0034937529     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2000.0668     Document Type: Article

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