Fog water collection evaluation in Asir region - Saudi Arabia

Water Resources Management

Volumn 23, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2805-2813

  Al hassan, Ghassan A ^a  

^a DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Asir region; Fog; Fresh water; Mesh; Relative humidity; Water collection

Indexed keywords

ASIR REGION; FRESH WATER; MESH; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WATER COLLECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

FOG;

DROPLET; FOG; FRESHWATER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; ASIR; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 70349261098     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9410-9     Document Type: Article

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