A hydrologic and archeologic study of climate change in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 37-49

  Jorgensen, Donald G ^a   Yasin al Tikiriti, Walid ^a  

^a Department of Antiquities ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Al Ain; Aridity trends; Climatic change

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; GROUNDWATER; PALEOCLIMATE; WATER LEVEL;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0037211724     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8181(02)00090-5     Document Type: Article

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