Falajes of United Arab Emirates: Geological setting and hydrogeological characteristics

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 1C, 1998, Pages 3-25

  Rizk, Zeinelabidin S ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 0032356249     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
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