Recent changes in the climate at the dead sea - A preliminary study

Climatic Change

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 513-537

  Alpert, P ^a   Shafir, H ^a   Issahary, D ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ICL Fertilizers   (Israel)

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EID: 0030733498     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005330908974     Document Type: Article

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