Agroforestry solutions to some African wind problems

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1101-1114

  Stigter, C J ^a   Mohammed, Ahmed Eltayeb ^b   Nasr Al Amin, Nawal K ^b   Onyewotu, L O Z ^c   Oteng'i, S B B ^d   Kainkwa, R M R ^e  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

^c Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Agroforestry; Hedges; Scattered tress; Shade trees; Shelterbelts; Wind problems; Wind protection

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; SAND; SOILS;

SHELTERBELTS;

WIND EFFECTS;

EROSION; FORESTRY; MICROCLIMATE; WIND LOAD PROTECTION;

AGROFORESTRY; MICROCLIMATE; SOIL EROSION; WIND EROSION;

KENYA; NIGERIA; SUDAN; TANZANIA;

EID: 0036790860     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(02)00224-6     Document Type: Article

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