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Variation of surface water vapor pressure and refractivity over the Arabian peninsula
Joint Authors
Ur Rahman, Shafiq
Halawani, Talal O.
Source
The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 3 (31 Jul. 1992), pp.371-386, 16 p.
Publisher
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Publication Date
1992-07-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Topics
Abstract EN
The prevailing situation in the Arabian peninsula after the Gulf war has had some impact on the meteorological conditions, that in turn has affected the radio refractivity in the region.
In this paper an attempt is made to study the annual, monthly, and diurnal behavior of surface water vapor pressure and radio refractivity at twenty locations in the Arabian peninsula.
Daily average meteorological data for a period of approximately 17 years is used.
In this study it is found that coastal locations show higher values of both the parameters compared to inland locations.
However, the northern sites have higher values of surface water vapor pressure and refractivity than the southern region sites.
A contour map is also presented which is useful for interpolating or extrapolating the surface refractivity values at locations where the data is not available.
In addition, a study on the assessment of the impact of the burning of Kuwaiti oil fields on the surface refractivity in the region has been initiated.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Halawani, Talal O.& Ur Rahman, Shafiq. 1992. Variation of surface water vapor pressure and refractivity over the Arabian peninsula. The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering،Vol. 17, no. 3, pp.371-386.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Halawani, Talal O.& Ur Rahman, Shafiq. Variation of surface water vapor pressure and refractivity over the Arabian peninsula. The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering Vol. 17, no. 3 (Jul. 1992), pp.371-386.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-598415
American Medical Association (AMA)
Halawani, Talal O.& Ur Rahman, Shafiq. Variation of surface water vapor pressure and refractivity over the Arabian peninsula. The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 1992. Vol. 17, no. 3, pp.371-386.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-598415
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 386
Record ID
BIM-598415