Large-scale flow of geofluids at the Dead Sea Rift

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 69-70, Issue , 2000, Pages 207-211

  Gvirtzman, H ^a   Stanislavsky, E ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brine; Dead Sea; Groundwater; Hydrocarbons; Modeling; Rift

Indexed keywords

DEAD SEA; PALEOHYDROLOGY; RIFT;

BIODEGRADATION; BRINE; FLOW KINETICS; FLUID FLOW; HYDROCARBON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; WATER FLOW;

AQUIFERS; ASPHALT; BIODEGRADATION; BRINES; BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

BRINE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBON; MODELING; RIFT ZONE;

MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 0034210809     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(00)00057-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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