Fog as a fresh-water resource: Overview and perspectives

Ambio

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-234

  Klemm, Otto ^a   Schemenauer, Robert S ^b   Lummerich, Anne ^c   Cereceda, Pilar ^d   Marzol, Victoria ^e   Corell, David ^f   Van Heerden, Johan ^g   Reinhard, Dirk ^h   Gherezghiher, Tseggai ^c   Olivier, Jana ⁱ   Osses, Pablo ^d   Sarsour, Jamal ^j   Frost, Ernst ^k   Estrela, Maŕa J ^l   Valiente, José A ^f   Fessehaye, Gebregiorgis Mussie ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b FogQuest: Sustainable Water Solutions   (Canada)

^c Alimón EV ^*  (Eritrea)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^f FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^h Munich Re Foundation   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^j Deutsche Institute für Textil und Faserforschung DITF   (Germany)

^k Water Foundation   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^m UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

Fog collection; Large fog collector; Standard fog collector; Sustainability; Water resource

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; DROPLET; FOG; FRESHWATER; PERCEPTION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STORAGE; WATER TECHNOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

FRESH WATER; RAIN;

ANIMAL; CLIMATE; HUMAN; REVIEW; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; RAIN; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER;

EID: 84863090178     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-012-0247-8     Document Type: Review

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