@article{406ceab574624dd5b35415f21343523c,
title = "The mixed results concerning the 'oasis effect' in a rural settlement in the Negev Desert, Israel",
abstract = "The development of an 'oasis effect' in Kibbutz Mash'abei-Sadeh, a rural farm settlement within the Negev Desert was examined. Measurements took place during four summer days (July 30-August 2, 2000). Data indicated that whereas a slight 'oasis effect' was noted in the morning and afternoon hours (although the temperature differences of up to 2.3°C between the kibbutz and its surroundings were not significant), an opposite tendency was noted during noontime and nighttime with kibbutz temperatures being higher than the surrounding desert. The results indicate the complex thermal picture. The various mechanisms and causes for these results are discussed.",
keywords = "Heat stress, Oasis effect, Rural settlement",
author = "Hadas Saaroni and Arieh Bitan and Dor, \{Eyal Ben\} and Noa Feller",
note = "Funding Information: This study is supported by the Israeli Science Foundation (ISF, Grant no 828/02). Special thanks are due to Yaron Yaakov for technical support in carrying out the measurements and to Orna Zafrir-Reuven for drawing Fig. 1a .",
year = "2004",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1016/j.jaridenv.2003.08.010",
language = "אנגלית",
volume = "58",
pages = "235--248",
journal = "Journal of Arid Environments",
issn = "0140-1963",
publisher = "Academic Press",
number = "2",
}