Influence of Agricultural Activity on the Surface Climate of New Delta of Egypt Using the RegCM4 †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Model Description and Experiment Design
3. Results
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ali, A.H.; Salah, Z.; Anwar, S.A.; Zakey, A.S. Influence of Agricultural Activity on the Surface Climate of New Delta of Egypt Using the RegCM4. Eng. Proc. 2023, 31, 43. https://doi.org/10.3390/ASEC2022-13763
Ali AH, Salah Z, Anwar SA, Zakey AS. Influence of Agricultural Activity on the Surface Climate of New Delta of Egypt Using the RegCM4. Engineering Proceedings. 2023; 31(1):43. https://doi.org/10.3390/ASEC2022-13763
Chicago/Turabian StyleAli, Amani H., Zeinab Salah, Samy Ashraf Anwar, and Ashraf Saber Zakey. 2023. "Influence of Agricultural Activity on the Surface Climate of New Delta of Egypt Using the RegCM4" Engineering Proceedings 31, no. 1: 43. https://doi.org/10.3390/ASEC2022-13763
APA StyleAli, A. H., Salah, Z., Anwar, S. A., & Zakey, A. S. (2023). Influence of Agricultural Activity on the Surface Climate of New Delta of Egypt Using the RegCM4. Engineering Proceedings, 31(1), 43. https://doi.org/10.3390/ASEC2022-13763