Dew, fog, and rain as supplementary sources of water in south-western Morocco

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2257-2265

  Lekouch, I ^a,b,c   Muselli, M ^b,d   Kabbachi, B ^a   Ouazzani, J ^b,e   Melnytchouk Milimouk, I ^b,e   Beysens, D ^b,c,f  

^a IBN ZOHR UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b International Organization for Dew Utilization   (France)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

^e Parc Scientifique Unitec   (France)

^f CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Dew chemistry; Dew water; Rain chemistry; Rain water

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE; COASTAL ZONES; COST ACCOUNTING; FOG; METEOROLOGY; POTABLE WATER; RAIN;

ALTERNATIVE WATER RESOURCE; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL AREA; COLLECTION MEASUREMENTS; CONTINENTAL ORIGIN; COST ANALYSIS; DEW CHEMISTRY; DEW WATER; DRYLAND; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; NORTH AFRICA; OBSERVATION PERIOD; RAIN EVENTS; RAIN WATER; SEMI ARID; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

WATER RESOURCES;

ALKALINE EARTH METAL; ARID REGION; BACTERIUM; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DEW; DRINKING WATER; FOG; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METEOROLOGY; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PH; POTASSIUM; SULFATE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

MOROCCO;

EID: 79952814239     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.03.017     Document Type: Article

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