Climate change impact and runoff harvesting in arid regions

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 287-295

  Şen, Zekâi ^b   Al Alsheikh, A ^a   Al Turbak, A S ^a   Al Bassam, A M ^a   Al Dakheel, A M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aridity; Geology; Groundwater; Harvesting; Pipes; Quaternary deposits; Rainfall; Recharge; Runoff; Wadi

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLASH FLOOD; HARVESTING; QUATERNARY; RECHARGE; RUNOFF; SEMIARID REGION; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER STORAGE;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84872000459     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-011-0354-z     Document Type: Article

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