Characterizing water resources and trends of sector wise water consumptions in Saudi Arabia

Journal of King Saud University - Engineering Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 68-82

  Chowdhury, Shakhawat ^a   Al Zahrani, Muhammad ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Trends of water use; Water demands; Water resources; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; GROUNDWATER; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BILLION CUBIC METERS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; GROUNDWATER RESERVES; SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER DEMAND; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 85021304933     PISSN: 10183639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jksues.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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