Regional geologic environs and natural resources and Badia Sector, Jordan

Environmental Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 18-26

  Al Homoud, A S ^a   Allison, R J ^b   Higgitt, D L ^b   White, K ^c   Sunna, B F ^d  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Geology Directorate   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Arid lands; Characteristics; Drainage network; Field experiments; Geological setting; Infiltration; Land systems; Landsat images; Management; Natural resources; Surface water hydrology; Surficial geology; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL SETTING; SEDIMENTARY BASINS;

DRAINAGE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; LANDFORMS; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENTATION; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECTONICS;

ARID REGIONS;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; REGIONAL GEOLOGY;

JORDAN;

EID: 0032214805     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050316     Document Type: Article

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