The global potential for collecting usable water from dew on an artificial collector sheet was investigated by utilizing 34 years of meteorological reanalysis data as input to a dew formation model. Continental dew formation was found to be frequent and common, but daily yields were mostly below 0.1 mm. Nevertheless, some water-stressed areas such as parts of the coastal regions of northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula show potential for large-scale dew harvesting, as the yearly yield may reach up to 100 L mg-2 for a commonly used polyethylene foil. Statistically significant trends were found in the data, indicating overall changes in dew yields of between ±10% over the investigated time period.
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Vuollekoski, H., Vogt, M., Sinclair, V. A., Duplissy, J., Järvinen, H., Kyrö, E. M., … Kulmala, M. (2015). Estimates of global dew collection potential on artificial surfaces. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 19(1), 601–613. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-601-2015
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