Non-rainfall moisture inputs in the Knersvlakte: Methodology and preliminary findings

Water SA

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 275-278

  Brown, Roger ^a   Mills, Anthony J ^b   Jack, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dew; Fog; Knersvlakte; Micro lysimeter; Non rainfall water; West Coast

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; ARID REGIONS; FOG; GAS ADSORPTION; LYSIMETERS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; WELL TESTING;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS; CALIBRATION TESTING; ELECTROMECHANICAL LOADS; ELECTRONIC AMPLIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL ARRANGEMENT; KNERSVLAKTE; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; WEST COAST;

RAIN;

ADSORPTION; ARID ENVIRONMENT; CALIBRATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; RAINFALL; SOIL WATER; WATER VAPOR;

AFRICA; ARIZONA; ATLANTIC COAST [SOUTH AFRICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47249113869     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v34i2.183649     Document Type: Article

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