The oasis effect in an extremely hot and arid climate: The case of southern Israel

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1721-1733

  Potchter, O ^a   Goldman, D ^a   Kadish, D ^a   Iluz, D ^a  

^a BEIT BERL COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arid climate; Cooling effect; Desert trees; Manmade oasis; Sub tropical vegetation

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; COOLING; DESERT; GARDEN; OASIS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; VEGETATION;

ARAVA VALLEY; ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 45449087252     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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