Mapping saline groundwater beneath the Sea Galilee and its vicinity using time domain electromagnetic (TDEM) geophysical technique

Israel Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 187-197

  Goldman, Mark ^a   Gvirtzman, Haim ^b   Hurwitz, Shaul ^c  

^a GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; GROUNDWATER; MAPPING METHOD; SALINITY;

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

EID: 12344249769     PISSN: 00212164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/P1W7-UYDE-WJFW-CVHB     Document Type: Article

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