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Desert Hydrology

Desert Hydrology is a subdiscipline of hydrology that specifically studies the distribution, movement, and balance of water resources in arid and semi-arid environments, characterized by low precipitation, high evaporation rates, and limited surface water availability.

747

Publications

36.9K

Citations

2.2K

Authors

767

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

202

Variants

Arid Zone Hydrology

Parents

Publications

747

<i>Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water</i>. By Marc Reisner

Douglas R. Littlefield · Environmental Review · 1987 · 638 citations

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Dew formation and water vapor adsorption in semi-arid environments—A review

Nurit Agam, Pedro Berliner · Journal of Arid Environments · 2005 · 475 citations

, , +16

Variability of precipitation in the Atacama Desert: its causes and hydrological impact

John Houston · International Journal of Climatology · 2006 · 410 citations

, , +17

Temperature and Moisture Conditions for Life in the Extreme Arid Region of the Atacama Desert: Four Years of Observations Including the El Niño of 1997–1998

Christopher P. McKay, E. Imre Friedmann, Benito Gómez‐Silva et al. · Astrobiology · 2003 · 386 citations

, , +17

Progress and prospects of climate change impacts on hydrology in the arid region of northwest China

Yaning Chen, Zhi Li, Yuting Fan et al. · Environmental Research · 2015 · 351 citations

, , +16

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Authors

2.2K

  1. GJ
    Giora J. Kidron

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

    11 publications · 642 citations

    11

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  2. YC
    Yaning Chen

    Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, China

    11 publications · 888 citations

    11

    h-index

  3. QF
    Qi Feng

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    9 publications · 349 citations

    9

    h-index

  4. BJ
    B. J. Andraski

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    8 publications · 552 citations

    8

    h-index

  5. BR
    Bridget R. Scanlon

    Bureau of Economic Analysis, United States

    8 publications · 1K citations

    8

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Institutions

767

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    38 h-index

    336 publications

    18.3K citations

  2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    25 h-index

    43 publications

    3.1K citations

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    24 h-index

    83 publications

    4.7K citations

  4. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography

    Ürümqi, China

    22 h-index

    121 publications

    7.4K citations

  5. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    19 h-index

    54 publications

    3.1K citations

  6. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    17 h-index

    54 publications

    2.8K citations

  7. Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources

    Lanzhou, China

    15 h-index

    52 publications

    2.2K citations

  8. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    14 h-index

    28 publications

    1.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Arid Environments

    60 publications · 3.8K citations

    35

    h-index

  2. Journal of Hydrology

    35 publications · 2.3K citations

    27

    h-index

  3. Arabian Journal of Geosciences

    20 publications · 752 citations

    17

    h-index

  4. The Science of The Total Environment

    16 publications · 804 citations

    15

    h-index

  5. Environmental Earth Sciences

    13 publications · 461 citations

    13

    h-index

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