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Fog collection variability in the Andean Mountain Range of southern Colombia

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dc.contributor.authorMolina, José M., author
dc.contributor.authorEscobar, Concepción M., author
dc.contributor.authorGesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin, publisher
dc.coverage.spatialAndes
dc.coverage.spatialColombia
dc.coverage.spatialSouth America
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T04:33:03Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T04:33:03Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe spatial and temporal fog collection variability and the potential use of fog as an alternative source of water supply were evaluated in southern Colombia by means of fog collection experiments. Twelve Standard Fog Collectors (SFC) were installed in a mountainous zone, based on topographic and fog formation conditions. Different shade coefficients were evaluated, ranging from 1,680 to 1,850 m a.s.l. Results indicate a high potential for the use of fog to meet water requirements in rural areas. Data collection and analyses covered both dry and rainy seasons. Annual average collection rates amounted to 4.2 l per m2 per day for precipitation + fog, and 3.3 l per m2 per day for fog only. The most important month for collection was June with 5.3 l per m2 per day for precipitation + fog, and 5.0 l per m2 per day for fog only in dry days.
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dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationMoline, José M. and Concepción M. Escobar, Fog Collection Variability in the Andean Mountain Range of Southern Colombia, Die Erde 139, no. 1-2 (2008): 127-140
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/37880
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageGerman
dc.languageFrench
dc.language.isoeng
dc.language.isoger
dc.language.isofre
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofStudent Publications
dc.rights©2008 Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin.
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dc.subjectfog collection
dc.subjectpolypropylene mesh
dc.subjectfog variability
dc.subjectrural water supply
dc.subjectAtrapanieblas
dc.subjectColombia
dc.titleFog collection variability in the Andean Mountain Range of southern Colombia
dc.title.alternativeVariabilität der Nebelwassersammlung in den südlichen kolumbianischen Anden
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