Reviewing fog water collection worldwide and in Oman

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 487-500

  Abdul Wahab, Sabah A ^a   Lea, Vanessa ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Design variables; Fog collection materials; Fog water collection; Water collection efficiency

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

COLLECTOR MATERIALS; DESIGN VARIABLES; FOG COLLECTIONS; FOG WATER; LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS; NON CONVENTIONAL SOURCES; SULTANATE OF OMAN; WATER COLLECTION;

FOG;

EID: 45849116252     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230802149983     Document Type: Review

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