Wind-Powered Desalination: An Estimate of Saline Groundwater in the United States

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-102

  Androwski, James ^a   Springer, Abraham ^a   Acker, Thomas ^b   Manone, Mark ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northern Arizona University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer characteristics; Desalination; Geospatial analysis; Saline groundwater; Water supply; Water resource planning

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER CHARACTERISTICS; CO-LOCATED; DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES; ELECTRICAL GENERATION; ENERGY DEMANDS; FRESH WATER RESOURCES; FRESHWATER SUPPLY; GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGERS; SALINE GROUNDWATER; WIND RESOURCES;

AQUIFERS; DESALINATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ESTIMATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDROGEOLOGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SALINE WATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DESALINATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRESHWATER; GIS; GROUNDWATER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; VOLUME; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WIND POWER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79251521854     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2010.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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