Topographic, seasonal and aridity influences on rainfall variability in western Saudi Arabia

Journal of Environmental Hydrology

Volumn 18, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-11

  Subyani, Ali M ^a   Al Modayan, Ahmad A ^a   Al Ahmadi, Fahd S ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b General Directorate of Water   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; ARIDITY; DESERT; ELEVATION; FLOOD CONTROL; HISTORICAL RECORD; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER STRESS; WEATHER STATION;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 77957976189     PISSN: 10583912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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