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Surface energy balance closure in an arid region: role of soil heat flux by Heusinkveld, B.G, Jacobs, A.F.G, Holtslag, A.A.M, Berkowicz, S.M

“…The large soil heat fluxes in hot desert regions are very important in energy balance studies. Surface energy balance (SEB) observations, however, reveal that…”
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Passive dew collection in a grassland area, The Netherlands by Jacobs, A.F.G., Heusinkveld, B.G., Berkowicz, S.M.

“…Passive dew collection experiments were initiated in late 2003 in the centre of The Netherlands within a grassland area. A specially designed 1 m 2 insulated…”
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A new remote optical wetness sensor and its applications by Heusinkveld, B.G., Berkowicz, S.M., Jacobs, A.F.G., Hillen, W., Holtslag, A.A.M.

“…An optical wetness sensor (OWS) was developed for continuous surface wetness measurements. The sensor is an all-weather instrument that does not interfere with…”
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Dew measurements along a longitudinal sand dune transect, Negev Desert, Israel by Jacobs, A F, Heusinkveld, B G, Berkowicz, S M

“…In a desert environment dew can serve as an important source of moisture for plants, biological crusts, insects and small animals. A measurement programme was…”
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Dew deposition and drying in a desert system: a simple simulation model by Jacobs, Adrie F.G., Heusinkveld, Bert G., Berkowicz, Simon M.

“…In a desert environment dew serves as an important source of moisture for plants, biological crusts, insects and small animals. A measurement programme was…”
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Comment on “The moisture from the air as water resource in arid region: Hopes, doubt and facts” by Kogan and Trahtman by Beysens, D., Milimouk, I., Nikolayev, V.S., Berkowicz, S., Muselli, M., Heusinkveld, B., Jacobs, A.F.G.

“…Kogan and Trahtman [2003. The moisture from the air as water resource in arid region: hopes, doubts and facts. Journal of Arid Environments 53, 231–240]…”
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Force-restore technique for ground surface temperature and moisture content in a dry desert system by Jacobs, Adrie F. G., Heusinkveld, Bert G., Berkowicz, Simon M.

“…The level of the surface temperature as well as surface moisture content is important for the turbulent transports of sensible and latent heat, respectively,…”
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A simple model for potential dewfall in an arid region by Jacobs, Adrie F.G, Heusinkveld, Bert G, Berkowicz, Simon M

“…It is not always easy to know, post-facto, whether both dewfall and fog may have occurred over a given evening period. Instrumentation limitations make it…”
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Application of passive radiative cooling for dew condensation by Beysens, Daniel, Muselli, Marc, Milimouk, Iryna, Ohayon, Catherine, Berkowicz, Simon M., Soyeux, Emmanuel, Mileta, Marina, Ortega, Pascal

“…Dew water was collected from several passive foil-based radiative condensers established in a variety of geographic settings: continental (Grenoble, in an…”
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Developing Perspectives upon the Areal Extent of Israel: A Reply by Berkowicz, S. M.

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An Automated Microlysimeter to Study Dew Formation and Evaporation in Arid and Semiarid Regions by Heusinkveld, Bert G., Berkowicz, Simon M., Jacobs, Adrie F. G., Holtslag, Albert A. M., Hillen, Willy C. A. M.

“…The development of a simple and low-cost portable weighing microlysimeter that makes use of a load cell for automated recording and for studying daily dew…”
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Dew Measurements along a Longitudinal Sand Dune Transect by Jacobs, A.F.G, Heusinkveld, B.G, Berkowicz, S

“…In a desert environment dew can serve as an important source of moisture for plants, biological crusts, insects and small animals. A measurement programme was…”
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Dew Deposition in a Desert System: A Simple Simulation Model by Jacobs, A.F.G, Heusinkveld, B.G, Berkowicz, S

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Contribution of dew to the water budget of a grassland area in the Netherlands by Jacobs, A.F.G, Heusinkveld, B.G, Wichink Kruit, R.J, Berkowicz, S.M

“…The annual amount of dew input to the water budget in the midlatitudes is mostly neglected, possibly because direct dew measurements are very difficult and…”
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Hardware-software system for simulation of hazardous gas releases by Popovic, V., Stojanovic, R., Dragovic, M., Kovacevic, J., Skraba, A., Berkowicz, S., de Amicis, R., Cerovic, M.

“…In this paper we describe GEPSUS-W, a wearable system for hazardous gases dispersion simulation in case of manmade accidents. The system architecture,…”
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Locally modified surface winds on linear dunes as derived from directional raingauges by Sharon, David, Margalit, Adina, Berkowicz, Simon M.

“…The study deals with local airflow patterns induced by 12–16 m high, partly vegetated dunes, under various prevailing wind conditions. Detailed empirical data…”
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History of Soil Science-International Perspectives by Trimble, Stanley W.

“…Trimble reviews "History of Soil Science--International Perspectives" edited by Dan H. Yaalon and S. Berkowicz…”
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