Effect of meteorological variables on evaporation duct height (EDH): A case study in Basra, Iraq

Authors

  • MUTHANNA A. AL-TAMEEMI Department of Atmospheric Sciences, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
  • ALI RAHEEM AL-NASSAR Department of Atmospheric Sciences, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
  • AQEEL GHAZI MUTAR Department of Atmospheric Sciences, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i3.3024

Keywords:

Air temperature, Atmospheric pressure, Humidity, Evaporation duct height (EDH), Wind speed

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01-09-2025

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AL-TAMEEMI, M. A., AL-NASSAR, A. R., & MUTAR, A. G. (2025). Effect of meteorological variables on evaporation duct height (EDH): A case study in Basra, Iraq. Journal of Agrometeorology, 27(3), 388–391. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i3.3024

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Vol. 27 No. 3 (2025): September

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