Sand drift potential in the desert of Kuwait

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 425-438

  Al Awadhi, J M ^a   Al Helal, A ^a   Al Enezi, A ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Fryberger method; Sand; Wind

Indexed keywords

DESERT; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; SAND; WIND;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 22144497452     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.03.011     Document Type: Article

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