Development of a mathematical model for the quantification of fog-collection

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 57, Issue , 2011, Pages 10-14

  Imteaz, Monzur Alam ^a   Al Hassan, Ghassan ^b   Shanableh, Abdallah ^c   Naser, Jamal ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Dew point; Fog Potential Index; Fog water; Humidity ratio; Wind velocity

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; CLIMATIC PARAMETERS; DEVELOPED MODEL; DEW POINTS; DRY BULB TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FOG FORMATION; FOG WATER; HUMIDITY RATIO; MOIST AIR; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; NEW PARAMETERS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; SAUDI ARABIA; TIME STEP; WIND VELOCITIES; WIND VELOCITY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; POTABLE WATER; VELOCITY; WATER VAPOR;

FOG;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEW POINT; DRINKING WATER; FOG; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER VAPOR; WIND VELOCITY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEW; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FOG; FOG POTENTIAL INDEX; HUMIDITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAUDI ARABIA; VAPOR PRESSURE; VELOCITY; WATER VAPOR; WIND;

ASIR; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 80055010613     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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