Hydrological considerations for dam siting in arid regions: A Saudi Arabian study;Considérations hydrologiques pour l'implantation de barrage en régions arides: Une étude en Arabie Saoudite

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 173-186

  Sen Z ^a   Al Suba'i, K ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Arid regions; Dam siting; Data scarcity; Flood estimation; Hydrological observations; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; FLOODS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS;

DAM SITING;

HYDROLOGY;

DAM; FLOOD; RAIN; RUNOFF;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DAM; FLASH FLOOD; RAINFALL; RUNOFF;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0036538819     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626660209492922     Document Type: Article

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