Geochemical identification of fresh water sources in brackish groundwater mixtures; the example of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), Israel

Chemical Geology

Volumn 214, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 45-59

  Klein BenDavid, Ofra ^a   Gvirtzman, Haim ^a   Katz, Amitai ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brine freshwater mixing; End member; Fuliya; Saline springs; Tabgha

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; PROVENANCE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NORTHERN DISTRICT; SEA OF GALILEE; WORLD;

EID: 10844296479     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.08.025     Document Type: Article

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