INFLUENCE OF HALOPHYTE PLANTINGS IN ARID REGIONS ON LOCAL ATMOSPHERICSTRUCTURE

Authors
PIELKE RA LEE TJ GLENN EP AVISSAR R
Citation
Ra. Pielke et al., INFLUENCE OF HALOPHYTE PLANTINGS IN ARID REGIONS ON LOCAL ATMOSPHERICSTRUCTURE, International journal of biometeorology, 37(2), 1993, pp. 96-100
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Biophysics,"Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences","Environmental Sciences",Physiology
Journal title
International journal of biometeorology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00207128
Volume
37
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
96 - 100
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7128(1993)37:2<96:IOHPIA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The practicality of modifying climate in arid regions through irrigati on has up to now been constrained by the availability of fresh water w ith which to grow crops. The present results suggest a new paradigm: t he use of salt water to grow halophyte crops and modify local climate along coastal deserts and other arid regions where saline water suppli es are available.