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DOI	10.2478/johh-2020-0002
	Are coastal deserts necessarily dew deserts? An example from the Tabernas Desert
	Kidron, Giora J.1 ; Lazaro, Roberto 2
通讯作者	Kidron, Giora J.
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY AND HYDROMECHANICS
EISSN	1338-4333
出版年	2020
卷号	68 期号:1 页码:19-27
英文摘要	Vapor condensation, whether due to dew or fog, may add a stable and important source of water to deserts. This was also extensively assessed in the Negev, regarded as a dew desert. Dew deserts necessitate a large reservoir of vapor, and are therefore confined to near oceans or seas. Yet, examples of such deserts are scarce. Here we try to assess whether the Tabernas Desert in SE Spain can be regarded as a dew desert, and may therefore facilitate the growth of certain organisms that otherwise would not survive the dry season. We analyze some of the abiotic conditions of four relatively dry months (June, July, August, September) in the Tabernas and Negev deserts (with the Negev taken as an example of a dew desert) during 2003-2012. The analysis showed substantially lower values of relative humidity (by 10-13%) in the Tabernas in comparison to the Negev, with RH >= 95% being on average only 0.9-1.1 days a month in the Tabernas in comparison to 9.7-13.9 days in the Negev. Our findings imply that the Tabernas Desert cannot be regarded as a dew desert, suggesting that rain will be the main factor responsible for the food web chain in the Tabernas.
英文关键词	Fog Negev Desert Relative humidity Vapor condensation Wind speed
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Israel ; Spain
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000514680600003
WOS关键词	BIOLOGICAL SOIL CRUSTS ; ARID DRAINAGE-BASIN ; NEGEV DESERT ; WATER RELATIONS ; ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ; TORTULA-RURALIS ; SE SPAIN ; LICHENS ; RAIN ; FOG
WOS类目	Water Resources
WOS研究方向	Water Resources
来源机构	Hebrew University of Jerusalem
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/315006
作者单位	1.Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Inst Earth Sci, Givat Ram Campus, IL-91904 Jerusalem, Israel; 2.CSIC, Estn Expt Zonas Aridas, Carretera Sacramento W-N, Almeria 04120, Spain
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Kidron, Giora J.,Lazaro, Roberto. Are coastal deserts necessarily dew deserts? An example from the Tabernas Desert[J]. Hebrew University of Jerusalem,2020,68(1):19-27.
APA	Kidron, Giora J.,&Lazaro, Roberto.(2020).Are coastal deserts necessarily dew deserts? An example from the Tabernas Desert.JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY AND HYDROMECHANICS,68(1),19-27.
MLA	Kidron, Giora J.,et al."Are coastal deserts necessarily dew deserts? An example from the Tabernas Desert".JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY AND HYDROMECHANICS 68.1(2020):19-27.