The mixed results concerning the 'oasis effect' in a rural settlement in the Negev Desert, Israel

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-248

  Saaroni, Hadas ^a   Bitan, Arieh ^a   Dor, Eyal Ben ^a   Feller, Noa ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Oasis effect; Rural settlement

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; OASIS; RURAL AREA; THERMAL REGIME;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NEGEV; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

EID: 2542494314     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2003.08.010     Document Type: Article

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