The water balance of the Dead Sea: An integrated approach

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 145-154

  Al Weshah, Radwan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Dead Sea; Dead Sea levels; Dead Sea Red Sea Canal; Jordan River system; Salinity of the Dead Sea; Water balance; Water in the Middle East

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

DEAD SEA; JORDAN RIVER SYSTEM; WATER BALANCE;

SEAWATER;

LAKE LEVEL; SALINE LAKE; SALINITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DEAD SEA;

EID: 0034063222     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1085(200001)14:1<145::AID-HYP916>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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