Sea of Galilee: Comprehensive analysis of magnetic anomalies

Israel Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 151-171

  Eppelbaum, Lev ^a   Ben Avraham, Zvi ^a   Katz, Youri ^a   Marco, Shmuel ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC SURVEY;

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

EID: 11044232198     PISSN: 00212164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/NQUR-CR5M-AQQX-KX1A     Document Type: Article

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